Category — NHL

A lot of folks, me included, were hoping for a Ducks-Kings series. It would have been the 1st time the 2 franchises faced off in the NHL playoffs.
But the Ducks gave a lackluster performance against Detroit, allowing the Red Wings to prevail in a 3-2 victory in Game 7 on Sunday night in Anaheim.
Our blow by blow.
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Red Wings 5, Ducks 4 OT.
Best hockey game we’ve ever witnessed. Detroit had a 3-goal lead in the 3rd period only to see it melt in a furious rally by the Ducks. The more than 17,000 at Honda Center went nuts only to fall silent when the Wings won it in overtime.
Our blow by blow.
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Clippers-Lakers wasn’t the only game in L.A. Cross-town rival Anaheim and L.A. engaged in a spirited NHL match behind the Curtain on Sunday night. Our blow-by-blow.
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We were sipping the Ducks’ juice on ice again Wednesday night, when Anaheim’s finest smacked the Stars in the 2nd of 3 straight meetings this week. Our blow-by-blow.
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Fortunately, instead of beating my head on more March Madness homework and betting schemes for parlays, I watched the Ducks rally to beat the Blackhawks in a matchup of the 2 best clubs in the NHL on Wednesday night at the palace formerly known as the Pond. The one that used to have the Liberation colors on the floor (red, black and green for my senile friends) during basketball games, but times have changed.
Lots of Blackhawks’ fans in Anaheim. Made plenty of noise, too. And yeah, a few unruly Chicago and Ducks’ fans tangled a bit, probably because the Hawks didn’t like how the wind blew and getting smoked with 3 goals by the Ducks in he final 6 minutes for a 4-2 win.
Our blow-by-blow.
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We watched two games this week of the Anaheim Ducks, 1 of the hottest teams in the NHL. How quickly we’ve become hockey experts.
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Guess the commissioner will be brown bagging it in New Orleans.

There’s gambling over there? Who knew?
Finally, someone in the sports world shows some backbone and speaks out about the need to legalize gambling. It’s about time. The silence on the issue by the sports media has been incredible. And mind-blogging.
In New Jersey, the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, the NHL and NCAA filed suit recently to prevent betting on sports at the state’s casinos. Just another example of the blatant hypocrisy by the 4 major sports leagues and the backwards thinking of the NCAA.
By the way, what business is it of these 5 if a state wants to legalize gambling?
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The Kings, along with the Stanley Cup, continued their celebration in Las Vegas at Hyde Bellagio Bellagio Resort & Casino on Friday night. After dining at Sensi at the resort, the team was greeted at the sleek, new nightclub by cocktail servers outfitted in “LA Kings” tanks and referee skirts. Kings in the house: Jeff Carter, Brad Richardson, Trevor Lewis, Jarret Stoll, Jonathan Bernier, Alec Martinez and Drew Doughty.
Settling into a booth, the group enjoyed champagne and cigars while players took turns hoisting the cup high overhead to the delight of fans. The group posed for pictures with fans and shared swigs of beer from the top of the Cup.