Knocking off the defending Stanley Cup champions is such a good feeling! Losing to the lowly Nashville Predators is not. We take you through these games, interview PsychoHockeyLady and anoint one rabid ‘Fan of the Game.’ If you’re Coach Murray, what do you do what that 4th line?

On Saturday, October 24rd, the Los Angeles Kings will play the Phoenix Coyotes in Phoenix, Arizona. But, in unique fashion, Every NHL team will take the ice on Saturday.

To mark this event, the National Hockey League is bringing back a contest on Twitter they call the #NHLPick15. The rules are simple. First and foremost, you need to get an account on Twitter. Next, you need to predict the winning team in all 15 games played on Saturday, October 24. The one fan that picks all 15 games correctly will win 2 tickets to any NHL game in the country (excluding only the Winter Classic.) Do it!

To enter, send a message to @NHL, and pick the 15 teams you think will win using the three letter team code below. You must include the hashtag “#NHLPick15″ to be entered, you must answer the tiebreaker question, “What is the total, combined number of penalty minutes that all 30 NHL teams will have in the games played on October 24th?”

Here’s my entry into the contest:

@NHLPicks NYR WAS BOS VAN PHI SJ PIT TB DAL MIN CHI COL LA CAL ANA, 274 pims #NHLPick15

Here’s the match-ups for Saturday, October 24th:

NYR @ MON,   WAS @ NYI,   BOS @ OTT,   FLO @ PHI,   TOR @ VAN,   SJ @ ATL,   NJ @ PIT,   BUF @ TB,   DAL @ STL,   CAR @ MIN,   NAS @ CHI,   DET @ COL,   LA @ PHX,   EDM @ CAL,   CLM @ ANA

For more information (including all rules in English and French), visit NHL.com.

Don’t forget to friend KingsCast up on Twitter and Facebook. Good luck!

Keith and Chris discuss the longest road trip of the season, talk about the Alexander Frolov situation, show some exclusive footage from the Stars game courtesy of our official Dallas correspondent and throw out the burning question of the day. Unpack your bags, KingsCast is back!

In the 3rd and final chapter of the KingsCast ‘Vegas Trilogy,’ it all comes together as Keith and Chris explore Sin City, interview more rabid Kings fans and expose the uniqueness of Frozen Fury. Viva Las Vegas!

The epic weekend continues! Keith and Chris host the first annual KingsCast Frozen Fury Tweetup at Diego Restaurant in the MGM, interview some fans and mingle with the biggest Kings enthusiasts around. Thanks again to everyone who made this event possible, this episode is for you! Part 2 of 3 in our Frozen Fury “Vegas Trilogy” series.

LOS ANGELES — Although he has not been here in the Southern California area for long, veteran defenseman Rob Scuderi is already making himself right at home on the Los Angeles Kings’ blue line.
After just a couple of days of training camp, the thirty-year-old Scuderi found himself paired with 22-year-old defenseman Jack Johnson in a 4-3 pre-season win over the Phoenix Coyotes at Staples Center on September 15.

Scuderi was solid defensively, despite deflecting a point shot by Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle past Kings goalie prospect Jonathan Bernier to give the Coyotes a 2-1 lead at the 5:18 mark of the second period.
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings opened the 2009-10 pre-season schedule by earning a split in their split-squad series against the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night.

At Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona, Wayne Simmonds scored two goals for the Kings, but that was not enough as the Coyotes handed the Kings a 4-2 loss.

Erik Ersberg got the start in goal for the Kings, allowing two goals on sixteen shots in 40:00 of ice time.

Jeff Zatkoff started the third period for the Kings, allowing two goals on fourteen shots.

Ilya Bryzgalov went all the way in goal for the Coyotes, allowing two goals on fourteen shots.

At Staples Center in Los Angeles, defenseman Jack Johnson scored two goals and added an assist while Teddy Purcell and Justin Williams each scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Coyotes,

Mikkel Boedker, Keith Yandle and Peter Mueller scored for the Coyotes.

Johnson’s second goal at 11:06 of the third period drew oohs and ahhs from the crowd as he took a lead pass at the Kings’ blue line from defensive partner Rob Scuderi. Johnson carried the puck through center ice, splitting two Coyotes’ defenders at the Phoenix blue line. He them moved in on Coyotes goalie Al Montoya, deked in front and then lifted a backhand top shelf, beating Montoya over his left shoulder for a spectacular, highlight reel goal while the Kings were shorthanded.

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Hockey is back in Los Angeles! Keith and Chris head over to Staples Center for the 1st pre-season game of the season, discuss the participating players and give their thoughts on the LA Kings fan experience.

In the last week before Pre-Season, Keith and Chris talk about what’s going on in the NHL, including Dan Cloutier, the Phoenix Coyotes, Paul Kelly, Derek Armstrong, Kings Rookie Camp and the KingsCast Frozen Fury event.

I’m sure LA Kings fans everywhere are looking forward to seeing ‘Scuds’ in black & purple making plays like this!