Wrapping up comments from this year’s LA Kings exit interviews, we now turn to young forwards Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere. Both had what easily can be described as breakout seasons, with the former reaching 20 goals and 35 assists for the first time, and the latter being a surprise add to the Opening Night roster.
A top prospect in the 2019-20 season, Quinton Byfield has always been in Alexis Lafreniere’s shadow. Lafreniere was viewed as one of the next great Canadian forwards, poised to turn a franchise around.
Up next for LA Kings exit interviews are the four remaining players who spoke who are either under contract or under team control for next season – Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vladislav Gavrikov, Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere.
In the 1,312th and final NHL regular season game of 2023-24, the LA Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime. Thursday’s contest was emblematic of LA’s entire season; an offensive outburst, a blown lead in the third period, and of course, OT.
QUESTIONS FROM THE START OF THE SEASON What role will the Salary Cap Play Who will lead the team in scoring? How will younger plays manage the opportunities they get?
The Canucks started this game sloppy, but the LA Kings started even sloppier. The result was a “tight-checking” start to the game. Quinton Byfield took a tripping penalty seven minutes into the game to give the Canucks their first power play of the game.
It’s been quite a journey for Quinton Byfield. After being taken No. 2 overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, some worried about how the native of Newmarket, Ont.
Quinton Byfield scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:37 remaining in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings topped the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night at Newark, N.J.
It wasn’t all that long ago that the Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings were in a fight for second place behind the Golden Knights in the Pacific Division.
The Los Angeles Kings announced on social media that forward Quinton Byfield won’t play in their Friday night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche due to an illness.
The Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks will be trying to win two in a row for the first time this month when they meet on Monday in Los Angeles. The Kings beat the visiting New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night, a win that came on the heels of a 1-6-4 stretch.
December 7; Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada. Two minutes and 19 seconds left in the first period between the Kings and Canadiens. Quinton Byfield receives a pass from Adrian Kempe just outside Montreal’s blueline, streaking down the right side.
Kings forward Quinton Byfield has been one of the top breakout performers of the early season, notching 16 points in his first 19 games, just six points shy of his career-high already.
Until now, Ottawa Senators fans have laughed their way to the bank. Bar none, they got the best player in the 2020 NHL Draft. It’s undisputed. Nobody from that draft class is in spitting distance of Tim Stutzle’s 194 points in 223 games.
Something that felt theoretical just a few years ago is now a reality for hockey fans and media members alike. On Monday, the NHL officially made its puck and player tracking data available to the public with NHL Edge, a new stats portal.
No LA Kings player sits under a microscope quite like Quinton Byfield. Much of that attention trends toward the negative side, but with plenty holding out hope he can live up to the high expectations that come with being a number two overall pick.
David Satriano of NHL.com: The fallout from the Erik Karlsson trade may take days or even weeks to fully unwind. One of the good parts of the trade for Pittsburgh was they freed up about $2.9 million in cap space.
Quinton Byfield has arrived. Over the past few months, a star has begun to form in the former second-overall pick for the LA Kings. And he’s just getting started.
It’s been a stop-start beginning to a career for Quinton Byfield. The Los Angeles Kings selected him second overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, and big things were expected of him.
After playing in eight NHL games with the LA Kings to start the 2022-23 season, Quinton Byfield was sent to the AHL’s Ontario Reign after missing time due to an illness.
After winning a regular job in the Kings lineup out of training camp, Byfield was off to a modest start to the season with three assists in eight games.
Byfield appeared in six total contests during the 2020-21 NHL season after he made his first appearance with the Kings last April. In total, he recorded one assist, his lone NHL point, to date.
In this edition of Los Angeles Kings News & Rumors, I’m going to discuss Gabe Vilardi’s short-term future with the team, the possibility of Quinton Byfield playing for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships, and what the lines might look like with players returning from injury.
In this edition of Los Angeles Kings News & Rumors, I’ll be discussing star prospect Quinton Byfield’s return to off-ice training. I’ll also be discussing the COVID situation in Ottawa ahead of the team’s game, and question marks around Gabe Vilardi’s future in the organization.
Byfield is not only L.A.’s best prospect, he is one of the best in the entire NHL.
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