Friday Late Links - The Leastern Conference
Blues over Bruins in the gimmick. SIR JAXX eats M&M's. Brad Lee hits the airwaves. Scores. Trending Topics. #JagrForever. JFK. And highlights. Thank you, Game Time, but our J-Mill is in another...
View ArticleTo Score or Not To Score...
A look behind the numbers at the Canucks scoring troubles. Using advanced analysis or principles, the teams' historical performances for even strength and power play goals scored are charted, compared...
View ArticleLA Kings' Top 25 Under 25: #2 - Slava Voynov
Slava Voynov developed fast, but what does he need to do to take the next step?Slava Voynov was the Kings 2nd round pick (32nd overall) in the 2008 draft. Before being drafted, there were questions as...
View ArticlePlayer Power Rankings IV: Dreeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww
Holy crap, Doughty's been dominant. Who else moves around in this week's power rankings?1. Anze Kopitar (Last Week: 1)Had a really bad turnover yesterday in overtime. That's the one thing he's done...
View ArticleGame 23: Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks
A goaltending duel goes the way of the Anaheim Ducks with just 5 seconds remaining on overtime, as a 42-save effort by Ben Bishop is spoiled at the last moment by Ryan Getzlaf in a 1-0 OT loss.Ben...
View ArticleDucks Gameday: Pun Run
Buckle in, it's pun time.Next GameAnaheim Ducks@ Phoenix CoyotesSaturday, Nov 23, 2013, 5:00 PM PST Jobing.com ArenaComplete Coverage >Hello Battle of Californians,My name's Chris Kober, you may...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings Gameday: Rock Bottom
YupI've done a lot of MS Paint work since I have started blogging for Battle of California. When in doubt I tend to use it to cover for a post where there really isn't any coherent though put into it,...
View ArticleRelive the Horror - Devils @ Kings: Grades and Analysis
In overtime, Dustin Brown proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he played with Jack Johnson for too long.Man. That game was frustrating. Almost as frustrating as these:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]...
View ArticleGame 22 Preview: Avalanche at Kings
After a strange game in the desert, the Colorado Avalanche head west to take on the Los Angeles Kings.With a franchise best 16-5-0 start to the season, and a league leading 16 regulation and overtime...
View ArticleGameday #19: Manchester Monarchs vs Providence Bruins
Monarchs looking for three wins in a row and fifth win in five games against Providence this season.Tonight is game number five of 12 between the Manchester Monarchs (12-3-1-2, 27 points) and the...
View ArticleAdmirals Stat-urday: Youth In Numbers
Of the 18 skaters AHL teams are allowed to dress, the Norfolk Admirals are averaging eight rookies per game, with three of them in the top five team scoring leaders.1 Norfolk finished their first...
View ArticleGameday #23: Avalanche at Kings Preview
Last minute preview!Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado AvalancheTime: 7.30 PMTV: Fox Sports WestEnemy reading:Avs (projected) lineup:Landeskog - MacKinnon - O`Reilly McGinn - Stastny - ParenteauMcLeod -...
View ArticleGame 22 Recap: Playoff-style game ends 1-0 in OT with Avs on top
Fast, physical game went scoreless until a fluke goal in overtime gave the Avalanche the W.The game started off fast and physical, just what you'd expect out of a match up between the Avalanche and the...
View ArticleAvalanche @ Kings Recap: Kings Lose in Overtime Despite Scrivens' Best Efforts
Ben Scrivens and Semyon Varlamov match zeros for three periods, and it takes a deflection off of Jarret Stoll for the Avalanche to earn the 1-0 win in overtime.The Los Angeles Kings'...
View ArticleKings At Canucks Preview: The Depths
TimeMonday, 7:00 PST TVSportsnet PacificSeason Series1-0 L.A.Last Meeting 5-1 Kings, Nov. 9/13The EnemyJewels From The Crown, Battle Of CaliforniaScoring LeadersH. Sedin: 6-18-24 Kopitar:...
View ArticleThis Week in Kings (11/25/13)
The Kings played 3 games, lost 2 of them, and yet still ended up with 66.6% of their available points. Thanks Bettman!My main goal for this week's, uh, This Week, is perhaps cutting back on the...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings Gameday: Gurl
The Canucks and more black musiciansRecently, R&B superstar and noted pisser on underage girls, R. Kelly, sat down with the Rolling Stone and shot the shit. They gave him some random phrases and he...
View ArticleAvalanche @ Kings: Grades and Analysis
Ben Scrivens buoyed the Kings to a point.The Kings fell flat in the 3rd period against the Avs on Saturday night. Eric has the recap here.Forward Lines1st line (King - Kopitar - Williams), C. After...
View ArticleCanucks Brunch- Just Win... Please?
After what seems to be just another proto-typical Canucks game Saturday night, the boys seem to be pretty pissed off right now. Frustration is boiling over after another one goal loss. Maybe the...
View ArticleGame Day #24: Kings @ Canucks Preview
[joke about beached whales]Los Angeles Kings v Vancouver Canucks (Rogers Arena)Time: 7.00 PMTV: Fox Sports WestEnemy reading: Canucks ArmyCanucks (projected)...
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