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Kings' win percentage by player

Marco Sturm is apparently getting close to a return, and when that happens, a roster move will occur. Barring any trades, the choices are: * Return Andrei Loktionov to Manchester. This is the most obvious choice, since Loktionov is playing first line minutes and that is presumably where Sturm will end

Gameday Superstitions: How Lucky Socks Really Help

How do you feel about game day rituals? I explain why lucky socks can help.

2010-2011 Kings Final Stats [sortable chart fun]

Player G/60 P/60 last GF/60 GA/60 +-/60 last QC last change QT last change OZ% last Scott Parse 1.00 4.01 2.34 6.01 1.00 5.01 1.37 -0.025 -0.054 0.029 0.488 -0.042 0.530 42.

12 goals-against in back-to-back playoff games -- is that bad?

Let's take a walk back in time. The Kings have allowed more than 10 goals in 2 consecutive playoff games 21 times (note: I did not count any one game in more than one pair -- for example, if they allowed 5, 8, 3 in three consecutive games, I did

The Series So Far - Shot Charts by Period

Game One 1st * a bad period; Kings nervous, Sharks dominant. 2nd * Kings wake up, outplay Sharks. 3rd * Sharks rebound, I would give the edge to San Jose in this period, but not by much. OT * Even. Could have gone either way, as Brad Richardson will tell you. Game Two 1st

My rewrite of the tie-breaker rules

After several weeks contemplating the vagaries of the current tie-breaker rules, I've come up with a new, improved version. This is the better way: * Standings should be determined by win-percentage, by which I mean points-percentage, but W% just looks and sounds better. * The first tie-breaker should be total points. For

The Kings' record when x occurs is...

Kings' Record 44-26-6 When Kopitar scores 18-3-0 When a defenseman scores 22-2-2 When a Fwd not (25,11,23,14,94,28,17,26) scores 16-5-1 Opponents score 2 goals or fewer 34-6-3 When Kings' PP outscores opponent's PP 18-2-1 When the Kings' PK is perfect 33-11-5 When the Kings'