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#140Recap: Series now returns to LA tied at 2-2

2013-05-22T14:59:10Z

Hockeywood Dailies: May 18

2013-05-19T16:40:28Z

For the complete game recap, as well as analysis from NHL Network and interviews with Rob Scuderi, Dustin Penner and Tyler Toffoli, click here…

#140Recap: Sharts steal Game 3 from #LAKings

2013-05-19T16:24:02Z

All hail the Birthday Kings!

2013-05-18T18:47:18Z

One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was to open the newspaper on my birthday and see which people shared my birthday, which is May 18th . And I was always greeted with names like director Frank Capra, singer Perry Como and Pope John Paul II. Admittedly, not the sexiest of names, but it is what it is.

As it turns out, the newspaper routinely left out a bunch of names, mostly because they weren't "big enough" names in the world of news. They are, however, some decent names in the world of sports. In baseball, there was Babe Adams, Reggie Jackson and Brooks Robinson. Basketball players Sam Vincent, Donyell Marshall and Ron Mercer are all Tauruses. Race car driver Dario Franchitti, quarterback Vince Young and professional wrestler James William Reiher were also born on the 18th. (What, you do recognize Reiher's name? Perhaps you know him better as Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.)

But the craziest thing that I have learned with the advent of the Interwebz is the discovery that I also share a birthday with four former Kings. (Actually five, but I'll touch on that in a moment.) Jay Wells (1959), Jari Kurri (1960), Jim Fox (1960) and Marty McSorley (1963) were all born on the 18th. Wells and Fox played together in L.A. from 1981 through 1988, while Kurri and McSorley donned the black and silver from 1991 to 1996.

The fifth player I eluded to was Oleg Tverdovsky, who had four assists in 26 games in the forgettable 2006 season. The only thing memorable about Tverdovsky's arrival in L.A. was he accompanied current Kings defenseman Jack Johnson in the trade with the Carolina Hurricanes. (A Jack Johnson also shares a May 18th birthday with all these Kings players, although it's singer Jack Johnson.)

Since there's only 366 dates in a year, people are going to share birthdays. But I'm not entirely sure if there's a date that has more athletes that have played for a particular team. I'm sure there might be, but I'm not going to research it. In fact, the only thing I'm going to do right now is help myself to another serving of cake.

Happy Birthday Jay Wells (51), Jari Kurri and Jimmy Fox (50) and Marty McSorley (47)!

Click inside for a birthday video...

Hockeywood Dailies: May. 16

2013-05-17T19:56:08Z

For the complete game recap, as well as analysis from NHL Network and NBC Sports and interviews with Trevor Lewis, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Tyler Toffoli and coach Darryl Sutter, click here…

#140Recap: #LAKings survive Shark attack, win Game 2

2013-05-17T05:08:40Z

Hockeywood Dailies: May 14

2013-05-15T06:45:28Z

For the complete game recap, as well as analysis from NHL Network, NBC Sports and interviews from Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and coach Darryl Sutter, click here…

#140Recap: Quick stops Sharks in Game 1

2013-05-15T06:14:12Z

Hockeywood Dailies: Game 6

2013-05-11T14:03:27Z

For the complete game recap, as well as analysis and interviews with Dustin Penner, Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, MIke Richards and coach Darryl Sutter, click here…

#140Recap: #LAKings take out the Blues in six games

2013-05-11T05:44:35Z

Hockeywood Dailies: Game 5

2013-05-09T07:19:31Z

For the complete game recap, as well as analysis and interviews with Jeff Carter, Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Quick and coach Darryl Sutter, click here…

#140Recap: #LAKings seize Game 5

2013-05-09T06:41:45Z

Hockeywood Dailies: Game 4

2013-05-07T17:07:26Z

For the complete game recap, analysis from the nHL Network and interviews with Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Dustin Penner, Jeff Carter, Alex Steen, Jay Bouwmeester, David Backes and head coaches Ken Hitchcock and Darryl Sutter, click here…

#140Recap: #LAKings even series with comeback win.

2013-05-07T05:00:45Z

Hockeywood Dailies: Game 3 videos

2013-05-05T06:04:00Z

For the complete game recap, as well as analysis and interviews with Jonathan Quick, Dustin Brown, Justin Williams, Jordan Leopold, Alex Steen and coaches Ken Hitchcock and coach Darryl Sutter, click here…

#140Recap: #LAKings survive Game 3

2013-05-05T04:07:00Z

Hockeywood Dailies: WCSF Game 3 Previews

2013-05-05T02:18:13Z

Jim Fox reports on game 3 between the Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues from the Staples Center in LA.

Daryl Evans and Jon Rosen break down game 3. For interviews with Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty and coach Darryl Sutter, click here...

#140Recap: #LAKings drop Game 2 to the Blues

2013-05-03T04:23:05Z

What They're Saying: Game 2 pre-game

2013-05-02T21:52:27Z

The Captain, Dustin Brown, spoke prior to Game 2. For more interviews featuring the Kings' Drew Doughty, Colin Fraser, Blues players Justin Leopold, David Backes, Chris Stewart, both head coaches Ken Hitchcock and Darryl Sutter and analysis from John Kelly, Darren Pang and Chris Kerber, click here...

Hockeywood Dailies: WCSF Game 2 Previews

2013-05-02T21:41:03Z

Daryl Evans and LA Kings Insider Jon Rosen break down game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinal between LA and St. Louis.

Jim Fox previews game 2 between the Blues and the Kings, from St. Louis.

For more interviews with Dustin Penner, Robyn Regher, Jake Muzzin, Trevor Lewis and coach Darryl Sutter, click here...