by Neal McHale | Mar 2, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
In some ways, Tuesday’s loss in Columbus might rank the highest in the Devils last month of games. It’s becoming hard to ignore the inevitability that this season will end without postseason. So, the name of the game, again, is building toward something, namely, the...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 2, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
Well, so much for my fancy theories. I thought I was speaking the truth when I said that the Kings and Ducks would show their true levels when playing common opponents this week. And I was right in the first instance—the Ducks lost to the Islanders, but the ...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 1, 2022 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
This week was supposed to show hockey fans where the two SoCal teams were heading, and most people figured that that was in different directions. The Kings and the Ducks play two common opponents this week: the New York Islanders and Boston. The Kings were supposed to...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 26, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Down the Freeway went the Kings on Friday night to play the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings came in riding a three-game win streak, the Ducks with two wins against Divisional opponents. Each would use their old hand pro goalie—John Gibson and Jonathan Quick.This would...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 24, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
This is a very important week in the West. If that’s true, then it’s a very, very important week in the Pacific. Probably that’s news to a lot of fans in the East, because they are concerned with the ever-long questions: Will the Leafs start to get better...
by Jason Scales | Feb 21, 2022 | Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, NHL
Boston, MA – The Boston Bruins stopped by TD Garden for a one-game homestand against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday afternoon. The Bruins threw down the gauntlet at the skates of the NHL’s best team and met with little resistance as they peppered...