Kopitar and Kempe have been able to welcome in young, inexperienced players on their line and be the ones to help develop them.

Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement, for slew-footing Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid during Monday night’s game.

The NHL Department of Player Safety laid down the gavel on Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe on Tuesday. Kempe slew-footed Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid in the third period of the Oilers' 1-0 victory on Monday.

Los Angeles Kings winger Adrian Kempe is getting fined by the NHL, for a slew-footing incident that occurred Monday.

The NHL Department of Player Safety fined Adrian Kempe for an incident with Connor McDavid in the third period of Monday's Kings and Oilers game.

Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe was given a $5000 fine for a slew-foot on Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid in Monday’s matchup at Rogers Place.

The NHL Department of Player Safety laid down the gavel on Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe on Tuesday. Kempe slew-footed Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid in the third period of the ...

It’s been a while since the opposing team was the one to get going quickly. For the last few games, the Los Angeles Kings have made a conscious effort to come out of the gates flying and waste no time trying to get that early lead.

Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night. Schwartz opened the scoring 28 seconds into the game and broke a 1-1 tie at 7:40.

It wasn't just Saturday night against the Canucks. The Oilers star hasn't been drawing penalty calls all season.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in their past seven games after dropping 15 of 19 (4-15-0).

Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers received match penalties for cross-checking in the dying seconds between the Oilers and Canucks. Both coaches were asked about the ending.