Blake May Be Headed to Nagano

Rob Blake may have only two goals and six points in 15 games, but he is still considered a likely selection for Canada’s Olympic team.

Blake’s overall play has been strong and his team-high 49 shots are a sign that he has recovered from the injuries that forced him to miss more than 150 games the last three season. It also helps that he played on Canada’s gold-medal team in last summer’s World Championships and was named the top defenseman of the tournament.

“You want to play as well you can so you can give yourself an opportunity to be in there,” Blake said about being named to the Olympic team. “You also don’t want your play right now to result in why you are not on the team. . . . You want to get off to a good start.

“With my health and as far as being on top of my game, I think I’m back to where I want to be.”

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The Kings will finish their five-game trip tonight at New Jersey before beginning a six-game home stand Thursday against Tampa Bay. The Kings’ annual food drive also will begin Thursday, when fans can bring canned food items to be donated to Los Angeles Food Bank. Last season, King fans donated more than 1,400 pounds of food.

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Goaltender Jamie Storr, assigned to the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League last week after beginning the season on injured reserve because of a groin injury, will make his first start Thursday when the Ice Dogs play at Houston.

TONIGHT

at New Jersey

* 4:30 p.m.

* Fox Sports West

Site--Continental Arena.

Radio--XTRA 690.

Records--Kings 5-6-4, Devils 8-4.

Record vs. Devils--0-2 (1996-97 season).

Update--The Kings have not played since a 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders last Saturday and are 2-1-1 on their five-game road trip. The line of Jozef Stumpel, Luc Robitaille and Sandy Moger has produced three goals the last two games. Yanic Perreault leads the Kings with eight goals followed by Robitaille’s seven. Stumpel has a team-high 18 points. Goaltender Stephane Fiset will start after sitting out the loss to the Islanders in favor of Frederic Chabot. The Devils are 6-1 at home and have won three consecutive games. Rookie Patrik Elias has five goals in that span.