Kings fire Jim Hiller, tab D.J. Smith as interim coach

The Los Angeles Kings fired head coach Jim Hiller after parts of three seasons on Sunday and tabbed D.J. Smith as their interim coach for the remainder of the campaign.

The Kings also named player development coach Matt Greene as an assistant coach.

Los Angeles (24-21-14, 62 points) was three points out of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference entering play on Sunday. The Kings dropped the first two games following the Olympic break -- including a lopsided 8-1 decision...