Doughty Celebrating (Flickr/JulieAndSteve)

The Los Angeles County prosecutors are reviewing an allegation by a 25-year old woman, claiming to have been sexually assaulted earlier this year by Kings Defensemen Drew Doughty.

Currently the allegations are under review, but Doughty’s attorney Craig Renetzky has told papers that he expects the case will be rejected.

Here is what the LA Times had to say:

Sgt. Robert Higgins said the 25-year-old woman told police she met Doughty at a bar near the Hermosa Beach Pier on March 1. The two went to Doughty’s home, where she turned down a proposition in front of several teammates.

They took a cab to her home, where she accused Doughty of raping her. The woman reported the incident to police the same day. Higgins said detectives asked her to call the hockey player while they listened, but she refused. He said the woman has been “less than cooperative” and that the district attorney’s office and police have “found credibility problems.”

Time will tell where this story goes, with success comes jealousy and everyone will be scrutinizing these players. Hopefully Drew gets through these charges and nothing more comes of it.

The Blues struck first, but it was the Kings that came out on top 3-1 after 60 minutes of play in St. Louis. Although the Kings were 0-5 on the power play, they got their game winner from Defensemen Matt Greene shorthanded. Great action tonight, this is going to be an amazing series!

Instead of recaping the game I am going to highlight my Key Kings for the 2nd Round:

1st: Defensemen Drew Doughty

Doughty helped get the Kings get on the board and put them in a position to win game 5. In order for the Kings to have success against the Blues, Doughty needs to continue to add just a hint of offense into the mix. He has been solid on the blue line, but if he and some of the other Kings defensemen add some offense then they become a big threat to the Blues.

2nd: Forward Anze Kopitar

Kopitar had a goal and 3 assists in the first round, but this is not close to his full potential. He is a real threat if he is firing on all cylinders. Not only is he a real threat in the offensive zone BUT he is always an important aspect of the Kings D-Zone. It is great that he is a two-way player, but in order for the Kings to defeat the Blues, Kopitar needs to have a bigger impact and presence in the offensive zone!

3rd: Foward Dustin Penner

Penner had a goal in game 1 and then was relatively abscent from the last 4 games. BUT he is also a major offensive power, unfortunately he has been struggling all season. If he can pull himself out of this funk and add to the Kings offense, I honestly believe they have a definite shot to take this round from the Blues.

Tune in Monday for game 2 of this showdown, I will be wearing my lucky t-shirt (YES I have a lucky t-shirt that is a little tight in the arm pits but who cares it’s lucky!).

The Los Angeles Kings fire back in a big way with a  5-2  win tonight, against the Detroit Red Wings! The scoring nearly started with Jarret Stoll when he split the D and tried to put the puck low past Jimmy Howard, unfortunately Howard was there to make the save. A few minutes later Howard shut the door again when he stacked the pads on a Jeff Carter attempt. The Kings continued to buzz the net and it paid of when Dustin Brown got the puck to Drew Doughty who was able to get the puck on net so that Justin Williams could bang it home!

STAT ALERT: Brown has extended his point streak to 9 games!

Everyone pitches in (Bridget Samuels/Flickr)

Minutes later during a Wings power play Anze Kopitar catches Howard slightly off his angle and snipes. Adding to another impressive Kings statistic they have successfully killed 32 consecutive penalties. Go Defense! The Wings took advantage of a neutral zone mistake by Williams and made it a 2-1 game. Henrik Zetterberg made a great move selling the shot to Jonathan Quick giving Jiri Hudler a great look at the net for the score.

Mike Richards goal at 9:03 of the 2nd period was HUGE the Kings were running around and needed to get the control back and Richards goal did that. I truly believe that a 2 goal lead is the worst in hockey, but I would much rather go into the 3rd 3-1 than 2-1! For good measure Slava Voynov added a power play goal, but if fans learned anything from the last Kings vs Wings game is that it’s not over until the fat lady sings… Johan Franzen tried to bring the Wings within striking distance, but it just was not enough. The Kings killed off key penalties, scored big goals and kept their composure in the 3rd period. All in all it was a great night at the Staples Center!

The Kings are now in a 4 way tie for 8th place! More playoff updates to come tomorrow!!