Kings 2, Avalanche 5, Final - Mar. 1, 2008

KK Hockey • Ryan Smyth Taken Off The Ice
Jack Johnson of the Kings rode Ryan Smyth into the boards, and his head met the glass partition that starts at the end of the bench. Smyth was out cold but did come to and he was talking while being strapped down to a body board.

The Hockey Herald • Ryan Smyth taken off the ice
Jack Johnson of the Kings rode Ryan Smyth into the boards, and his head met the glass partition that starts at the end of the bench. Smyth was out cold but did come to and he was talking while being strapped down to a body board. More to ...

Inside the Kings • Final...Avalanche 5, Kings 2
Andrew Brunette put one into an empty net with 49.2 seconds left to clinch the victory for Colorado. The Kings fell to 0-2-1 in their last three, and take a quick look at how they've come. In the first and third periods of those three games, the ...

Inside the Kings • Avalanche 4, Kings 2
With 10:47 left in the game, Rob Blake was stationed behind the net and tossed a puck out front. It went off Theodore and in the net before anyone could touch it, so the teams are even on fluky goals tonight. It seemed the Kings might have been ...

Inside the Kings • Avalanche 4, Kings 1
Joe Sakic scores, just over five minutes into the third period after weaving his way through traffic a bit and shooting through some traffic in front of the net. Also, it seems that Ryan Smyth being taken off on a stretcher was for precautionary ...

Inside the Kings • Devastating hit
With 28.5 seconds left in the period, Colorado's Ryan Smyth took a very unfortunate hit. Jack Johnson delivered a check, one that wasn't particularly vicious, but the hit took place right where the benches end and the boards begin. Smyth appeared to ...

Inside the Kings • More on Johnson/Smyth
Following up on the Jack Johnson hit, which caused Colorado's Ryan Smyth to leave the game on the stretcher -- plus the ensuing incident involving Johnson, Ian Laperriere and Rob Blake -- here's what the Associated Press story had to say, with ...

Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk) • Avalanche Crunch Kings 5-2
Or should I say Jack Johnson crunches Ryan Smyth . Preliminary reports have Smyth coherent and walking around before heading to the hospital for observation. It was a scary looking hit and I can't say I didn't want someone to hand Johnson his ass in a ...

Delay of game: Forsberg won't play vs. Kings
Peter Forsberg won't play Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings, saying he needs to practice more with his Colorado Avalanche teammates before playing in a game.

Forsberg won't play Saturday for Avs
Peter Forsberg won't play Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings, saying he needs to practice more with his Colorado Avalanche ...

Forsberg says he won't play against Kings
Peter Forsberg won't play Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings, saying he needs to practice more with his Colorado Avalanche teammates before playing in a game. He said he could make his Colorado debut Tuesday night against Vancouver. ...

Avs' F Smyth taken off ice on stretcher (AP)
Ryan Smyth was taken off the ice on a stretcher after Los Angeles defenseman Jack Johnson checked him into the glass at the end of the Avalanche's bench late in the second period Saturday night. The Avalanche reported that Smyth was conscious and ...

Avalanche's Smyth taken off ice on a stretcher
Ryan Smyth was taken off the ice on a stretcher after Los Angeles defenseman Jack Johnson checked him into the glass at the end of the Avalanche's bench late in the second period Saturday night.

Avalanche's Smyth taken off ice after check
Ryan Smyth was taken off the ice on a stretcher after Los Angeles defenseman Jack Johnson checked him into the glass at the end of the Avalanche's bench late in the second period Saturday night. The Avalanche forward lay motionless on the ice for ...

Smyth has 2 goals, injured in Avs' win (AP)
Ryan Smyth scored two second-period goals then was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked into the boards, Jordan Leopold had three assists and the Colorado Avalanche halted a four-game home skid with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles ...

Injured Avalanche forwards Smyth, Svatos out indefinitely
DENVER (AP) -Colorado Avalanche forwards Ryan Smyth and Marek Svatos will be out indefinitely with injuries suffered in the second period of Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Kings. Smyth was hurt soon after scoring his second goal o...