Slumping Kings fire head coach Todd McLellan

(Photo credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports)The slumping Los Angeles Kings fired head coach Todd McLellan on Friday.

The Kings won only three of their last 17 games (3-8-6) before the current NHL All-Star break.

Assistant coach Jim Hiller was named the interim coach for the rest of the season.

McLellan, 56, joined Los Angeles in 2019-20 and was 164-130-44 in four-plus seasons.

"We want to thank Todd for his hard