He has spent the past two seasons starring at Northeastern, tied for fourth nationally in goals this season before being sidelined by a recent thumb injury.“[He was] upbeat, positive, excited about the opportunity with L.A.,” said Northeastern coach Jim Madigan, who spoke with Madden following last Monday’s deal in which the Kings also acquired forward Tim Schaller, a 2020 second-round pick and conditional 2022 fourth-round pick in exchange for Tyler Toffoli.“He had some good conversations with L.A. leading into the draft [in 2018], so to him it made sense.”Gardner and Madigan each lauded Madden’s trademark puck skills, but were equally impressed with his development as a two-way presence. He had a good 2019-20 with 19 goals and 37 points in 27 games before the college level … The Kings have signed forward prospect Tyler Madden to a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced Monday. “But he works at it. That likely upped the asking price from the Kings. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. MLB has postponed Friday’s game between the Cardinals and Brewers in the wake of St. Louis employees testing positive for the coronavirus.The Lakers defeated the Clippers 103-101 in a back-and-forth game with plenty of drama down to the last shot. He’s currently tied for third in goals and fourth in points in the NCAA. “We put him on the varsity team at the end of the season. His work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Hearst Foundation.More From the Los Angeles TimesEddie Shack, one of the NHL’s most colorful players on and off the ice and former King, has died at 83.The NHL is planning to use crowd noise, team goal songs and other technology to liven up empty arenas once the Stanley Cup playoffs begin.The NHL’s Seattle Kraken, named for a mythical, tentacled sea monster, announced their name and colors on Thursday.The NHL reported that two players tested positive for COVID-19 during the first five days of training camp out of 2,618 tests administered to over 800 players.Joe Kelly released the months of pent-up rage the Dodgers and their fans have been feeling ever since MLB found the Houston Astros cheated in 2017.A magnitude 4.2 earthquake centered near San Fernando struck at 4:29 a.m., followed by a 3.3 quake at 4:38 and a 3.8 quake at 6:48.The move comes amid increased enforcement against businesses failing to comply with coronavirus rules.President Trump, trailing Joe Biden in the polls, suggests delaying the November election. “The good thing about him was, there was a lot of progress.