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Kings sign C Kopitar to 7-year, $47.6M extension

Oct. 11, 2008
Anze Kopitar has signed a seven-year extension with the Los Angeles Kings, putting the 21-year-old center under contract through the 2015-16 season.
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NHL: Los Angeles 3, Columbus 0

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Wayne Simmonds, Kyle Calder and Anze Kopitar scored goals Saturday night and the Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus 3-0.

NHL: Calgary 6, LA Kings 2

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Rene Bourque scored two goals Tuesday as the Calgary Flames downed the Los Angeles Kings 6-2.

NHL: Los Angeles 4, San Jose 2

LOS ANGELES, April 4 (UPI) -- Anze Kopitar scored the deciding goal with 5:38 to play Thursday, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 victory over San Jose.

NHL: Montreal 5, Los Angeles 2

LOS ANGELES, March 8 (UPI) -- Guillaume Latendresse had a goal and an assist Saturday to help Montreal beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2.

NHL: Chicago 6, Los Angeles 5 (OT)

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Patrick Sharp had two goals and an assist including the game-winner in overtime Saturday when the Chicago Blackhawks overcame Los Angeles 6-5.

NHL: Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2 (SO)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A shootout goal by Patrick O'Sullivan Sunday lifted the Los Angeles Kings over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2

NHL: Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 2

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Alex Frolov and Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist and Jason LaBarbera made 39 saves Tuesday in the LA Kings' 4-2 road win over the New York Rangers.

NHL: Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 1

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Jason Labarbera carried a shutout into the final minutes Thursday and made 30 saves in lifting Los Angeles to a 3-1 win over Anaheim.
Seven first-time All-Stars for NHL West

Seven first-time All-Stars for NHL West

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- High-scoring centers Ryan Getzlaf of Anaheim, Anze Kopitar of Los Angeles and Paul Stastny were named reserves for Western Conference in the NHL All-Star Game.

Hejduk tops NHL stars of the week

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Colorado forward Milan Hejduk led the NHL in scoring with nine points and was selected the top star of the week.

NHL: Edmonton 4, LA Kings 3 (SO)

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Edmonton goalie Mathieu Garon stopped three Kings one-on-one and center Sam Gagner scored in a shootout Monday, allowing the Oilers to slip by Los Angeles 4-3.

NHL: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 2 (SO)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Dustin Brown finished off a perfect Los Angeles shootout Wednesday as the Kings won for the second time in eight games, 3-2 over San Jose.

NHL: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown each had a goal and an assist Saturday night, as the Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose 2-1.

NHL: Los Angeles 6, Dallas 5 (OT)

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Anze Kopitar scored his second goal of the contest in overtime Saturday night, as the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat Dallas, 6-5.

NHL: Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 3 (SO)

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Anze Kopitar's nifty shootout goal proved the game-winner as the Los Angeles Kings knocked off the Minnesota Wild, the NHL's last unbeaten team, 4-3 Tuesday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler