Darcy Kuemper remains stingy as Kings beat Blackhawks

Darcy Kuemper remains stingy as Kings beat Blackhawks

CHICAGO — Darcy Kuemper is doing his best to strengthen the Kings’ playoff position. Kuemper made 17 saves and Trevor Moore, Alex Turcotte and Joel Edmundson scored to lead the Kings to a 3-1 victory over the struggling Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, their sixth win in the past seven games. Kuemper has surrendered just five goals in his last six games (two shutouts), after a 10-game run in which he allowed 31. The Kings (37-21-9, 83 point…

Kings hand Blackhawks sixth straight loss

Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves for the visiting Los Angeles Kings in a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

REC Moore, Turcotte score in 3–1 Kings victory over Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks (20–40–9) fell on home ice to the Los Angeles Kings (37–21–9) by the final of 3–1, despite a 30-save effort by goaltender Spencer Knight.  Chicago fell behind 2–0 early and the more structured and veteran Kings did not take their foot off the gas pedal and allow the less-talented Blackhawks to make any sort of real comeback in their sixth straight defeat. “I thought it was a really mature win because two goals early, and t…

Trevor Moore and Alex Turcotte scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Thursday night, local time, for their sixth win in seven games. Slovenian ace Anže Kopitar did not score or assist.

Blackhawks’ loss to Kings officially eliminates them from playoff contention

The Blackhawks were officially eliminated from playoff contention Thursday, cementing a fate that became obvious in November, if not earlier. A 3-1 loss to the Kings marked their sixth consecutive defeat, dropping them to 20-40-9 this season — 28 points below the Western Conference cut-off line with just 26 possible points left to earn, very few of which they will actually earn. While the Blues, Canucks, Flames and Utah battle fiercely for the s…

Say It Ain’t So: Kings 3, Blackhawks 1

Despite pushing back in the last 40 minutes of the game, the Chicago Blackhawks couldn’t overcome going down 2-0 in the first period, ultimately losing 3-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at the United Center. The Kings got their first goal of the game 8:45 into the first period. Trevor Moore skated the puck into the zone, slowed down as the Blackhawks players backed off… Source