Sabres Links: Boston and Los Angeles comeback to win, Ennis hopes to improve
Both playoff games yesterday saw unexpected comebacks, in the afternoon from Boston and at night from Los Angeles.Sabres LinksTaste of success has Tyler Ennis setting bar high [Buffalo News]Around The...
View ArticleGame One Recap: Gaborik's the Hero in an Unlikely Comeback Win
Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar each contribute to all three goals, but it's Gaborik who stands alone after tying the game with seven seconds left and winning it in overtime.Go figure... the Los...
View ArticlePlayoffmetrics, Round Two: Game One
Don't worry, the Kid is here to tell you about life!ROUND TWO, GAME ONEAlthough the final result was disappointing, the first game in the first ever playoff series between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los...
View ArticleMonday Caps Clips
Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: There's a lot of Gretzky smoke out there; now to see if there's a fire.Your savory breakfast links:"Mutual interest." The rumo(u)rs are rolling regarding a...
View ArticleAnaheim Ducks Playoffs: World Shocked to Learn Just How Awful Kings Fans Are
A couple of the few LA Kings fans who are actually literate are asked to write something for Puck Daddy, hilarity ensues. Kings @ Ducks, Game Two.Here's "Surly Jacob" trying really hard to look like...
View ArticleKings Gameday: Las Aventuras de Alec, Dos
La RevoluciónIn case you are wondering what the hell this is, go read the first installment in A Song of Ice and Alec so then you can have no idea what was going on there either. Anyways, I'm so...
View ArticleKings @ Ducks Game 2 Preview: Repeat Performance, Hope for a Different Result
After a heartbreaking overtime loss in Game 1, the Ducks look to match their effort but last just a few seconds longer.What we learned from Game 1: Woulda, coulda, shoulda.... The Ducks played an...
View Article11: Kings-Ducks WCSF Game 2 Preview
Los Angeles Kings v Anaheim Ducks (Honda Center)Time: 7:00 PMTV: RDS, TSN, NBCSNEnemy reading: Anaheim CallingDucks (projected)...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Playoffs 2014 Day 20
An open thread to discuss the NHL playoffsToday's Schedule:Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, 7:30 pm, CBC, RDSLos Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, 10 pm, TSN, RDSPollThe most surprising thing...
View ArticleLAK/ANH Playoff Preview: Scoring Chances and Zone Entries
The Kings basically had their way with the Ducks.Yeah, game 1 already happened. Shut up.Throughout the course of the year, I've tracked zone entries and scoring chances for almost every Kings game. If...
View Article#GameTwo
The Ducks and fancy stats got shut down in tonight's game.Let the timeline flow:Gaborik again. — Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) May 6, 2014"Hil-ler" chant in his own building. — Eric Stephens...
View ArticleGame Two Recap: Kings Hang On, Take Two in Anaheim
Gaborik and Martinez score early, and Jonathan Quick does the rest in a 3-1 win.Coming into this series, I think everyone expected that the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks would maintain their...
View ArticleWorst Possible Start Leads to 3-1 Loss in Game 2
Game 1 couldn't have ended any worse, Game 2 couldn't have started any worse. Final Score: Ducks 1, Kings 3First Period Recap: Remember when Marian Gaborik crushed all of our hopes and dreams with...
View ArticleGame Two Power Rankings... Not Good
Power rankings for the second showdown of Anaheim vs. Los Angeles. The good, the bad, and the downright despicable. In another Ducks loss, the Kings have taken even more wind out of Anaheim's wings....
View ArticleAdmirals Stat-urday, Playoff Edition: This Team Is Built For The Playoffs
The Norfolk Admirals put together three straight wins including a shut-out Wednesday night, knocking off the top team in the Eastern Conference and advancing to the second round of the Calder Cup...
View ArticleCaptain Hindsight: Did the Wild Make Best Deadline Deal?
The price was right, but did the Wild leave better opportunities than Matt Moulson on the table?There's no doubt that in a buyer's market, Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher made a savvy...
View ArticleJohn Quenneville - 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
He has a recognizable last name, but John Quenneville is trying to make a name for himself as he heads into the 2014 NHL Draft. He's improved a great deal during his last season in the WHL, but should...
View ArticlePlayoffmetrics, Round Two: Game Two
The Ducks can still make this a series, but don't get too high on the game two numbers, ok?ROUND TWO, GAME TWOThe Anaheim Ducks are down two games to the Los Angeles Kings in the first to four and no...
View ArticlePodcast: Rage and Emptiness
Dissecting the first two games of the Ducks/Kings series and the feelings of sheer rage and emptiness that they caused respectively.Click here to download…[Note: Due to processing time, out of our...
View ArticleIn Praise of Anze Kopitar's Twelve-Game Point Streak
Kopitar has nineteen points in twelve games, including 14 in the first nine games of the 2014 NHL playoffs. Here's how he did it.We spend a lot of time talking about Anze Kopitar's prowess on the...
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