Joe Pavelski

No one had to tell the Kings they were struggling on the power play. With only two goals through the early part of the playoffs, production had slipped from the regular season and the team was searching for answers. Mike Richards figured that he and...

Kings 4, Sharks 3 (final) The Los Angeles Kings have taken a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks by scoring twice in a 22-second span in the final minutes of Game 2 on Thursday night at Staples Center. The...

San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres’ hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his hit on Kings center Jarret Stoll on Tuesday has ended, but the league is not expected to announce its verdict until later Thursday. The...

The Sports Xchange Kings 4, Sharks 3 LOS ANGELES -- When push came to shove, the Los Angeles Kings reared back and threw a haymaker. The result was two goals in less than a minute late in the third period, the Kings racing back from a one-goal...

Two late goals give Kings 2-0 series edge LOS ANGELES -- When push came to shove, the Los Angeles Kings reared back and threw a haymaker. The result was two goals in less than a minute late in the third period, the Kings racing back from a one-goal...

This will be the NHL's fourth all-California playoff series. The Kings beat Oakland in seven games in a 1969 first-round matchup, the Ducks beat the Sharks in the first round in six games in 2009 and the Kings lost to the Sharks in six games in the...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Sharks at Kings The fifth-seeded Los Angeles Kings continue their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup champions Tuesday, when they begin their Western Conference second-round series against the sixth-seeded San Jose Sharks at...

The sixth-seeded San Jose Sharks can earn themselves a trip to the second round Tuesday as they look to complete a sweep of their Western Conference first-round series when they host the Northwest Division champion Vancouver Canucks. San Jose, which never...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Kings 3, Sharks 2 Kings 3, Sharks 2: Justin Williams recorded a goal and an assist as Los Angeles extended its home winning streak to seven games. Kyle Clifford and defenseman Slava Voynov also scored, Brad Richardson set up...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Sharks 5, Canucks 2 Sharks 5, Canucks 2: Logan Couture scored two goals and set up two others while Joe Pavelski added a pair of tallies and an assist as host San Jose pushed Northwest Division champion Vancouver to the brink of...

The Sports Xchange Sharks 3, Canucks 2 (OT) Raffi Torres capped a 2-on-1 break in overtime to score 5:31 into sudden death to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win over the stunned Vancouver Canucks. The victory enabled the sixth-seed Sharks to take a 2-0...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Sharks 3, Canucks 2 (OT) Sharks 3, Canucks 2 (OT): Patrick Marleau scored the tying goal with 56 seconds remaining in the third period and Raffi Torres tallied at 5:31 of overtime as visiting San Jose took a 2-0 lead in its...