Anze Kopitar

A Stanley Cup title would put Kopitar on a very short list in his homeland. Sasha Vujacic won NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers. Slovenian athletes have won Olympic gold medals in three events — Primoz Kozmus (hammer throw), Rajmond Debevec ...  

If the New Jersey Devils are going to knock off the Kings in the Stanley ... So far in his 14 playoff games Kopitar has played nearly 214 minutes of even-strength hockey. Here is a quick game-by-game breakdown of what the Kings have been able to do with ...  

NJ Anze Kopitar is one superstar player who doesn't receive enough national recognition, but after this final, he will earn the respect he deserves. Kopitar is second on the Kings with 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in the playoffs thus far ...  

Hockey is truly an international sport, with stars coming from Canada, the United States, Russia, Sweden and plenty of other locales. Still, there are some relatively uncharted territories, but the Los Angeles Times reports that Anze Kopitar‘s ...  

Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty have each shown they are worthy of most valuable player status on the Los Angeles Kings.They are taking timely turns with the Conn Smythe baton, almost. From captain Dustin Brown to defenseman Drew Doughty to center Anze Kopitar.  

The success of the Los Angeles Kings this postseason has allowed Anze Kopitar to get the national recognition he deserves for being one of the best two-way players in the NHL. He's been arguably the best -- and most valuable -- player on the team during ...  

“Finally,” the Phoenix Coyotes must have thought. Daymond Langkow split the Los Angeles Kings’ defense and beat Jonathan Quick to collect a 1-0 tally for the Coyotes first lead of the series, their third goal of the Western Conference ...  

Kopitar lit the lamp at 3:10 of the second period, assisted by Dustin Brown and Justin Williams. It was the second goal of the series for Kopitar and his fifth goal of the postseason. After getting outshot 11-8 in the first period, the Kings ...  

Usually the deeper we get into the playoffs, the clearer the Conn Smythe candidates become. That is not the case this year. Prior to the third round, the candidates were as follows: Henrik Lundqvist, Zach Parise, Ilya Kovalchuk, Mike Smith, Jonathan Quick ...  

"I think, from a statistics standpoint, he's been really good, not just for the playoffs but probably for the last three months," Sutter said of Kopitar. "He's been a point-per-game guy, and that's sort of what you want. ' I think he is a complete player.  

NHL Playoffs Predictions, Western Conference Finals Preview: Phoenix Coyotes Vs Los Angeles Kings – Jonathan Quick Vs Mike Smith, Phoenix Defense Vs Former-Flyers Offense + Anze Kopitar The Western Conference Final features an 8th seed that ...  

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dwight King scored his second goal of the game into an empty net and the Los Angeles Kings opened the Western Conference finals with a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Sunday night to remain unbeaten on the road in the playoffs. The Kings dominated early despite a week off and outshot Phoenix 48-27. Anze Kopitar scored 4 minutes in, Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist, and King had his first career two-goal game...  

"He had a strong powerful game tonight. I thought him and [Anze} Kopitar were outstanding." While the top line of Kopitar, Dustin Brown and Justin Williams took more abuse -- Brown was severely facewashed by Shane Doan while Williams took a stick in the ...  

But one of those goalies — Jason LaBarbera — recognized something special in two of the Kings’ young forwards, Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar. They had career breakthrough performances that season, scoring 33 and 32 goals, respectively.  

Last night, we didn't get the result we wanted." One reason was the Kings' top line of Brown, Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. The trio has given teams fits all postseason, combining for 11 goals and 17 assists the first two series. They were an ...