Kings: Stevens out, Desjardins to coach

The struggling Los Angeles Kings fired head coach John Stevens on Sunday just 13 games into his second season in charge.

Willie Desjardins was named the Kings’ interim head coach by general manager Rob Blake.

Los Angeles also fired assistant coach Don Nachbaur and hired former Kings forward Marco Sturm to replace him on Desjardins’ staff.

Los Angeles is last in the overall NHL standings after a 4-8-1 start.

The Kings have been outscored 45-28, but they had won two of their past three games following a six-game losing streak.