by Brian Kennedy | May 4, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Utah Hockey Club
And then there was one. Point to go to 1000, that is. Anze Kopitar is the player in question, and he entered Monday night at 997. He got 998 on the Kings’ first goal versus the Coyotes in Arizona. He then added an assist on a goal by Alex Iafallo to make it 999....
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 25, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Utah Hockey Club, Vegas Golden Knights
The Anaheim Ducks had no answer for the Las Vegas Golden Knights Saturday night in front of approximately ten percent of the usual Honda Center crowd. But then again, they weren’t supposed to. Entering the night, the Ducks were 3-6-1 in their last ten games and on a...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 6, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Utah Hockey Club
The LA Kings play the Arizona Coyotes five of their last 20 games, a string that started Monday night in Los Angeles. This is not insignificant when the Arizona team is holding down the fourth spot in the West, the final playoff spot. Now, to be fair, the Kings aren’t...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 5, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Utah Hockey Club
The Anaheim Ducks took on the Colorado Avalanche Sunday evening in a game that, like all the remaining ones this year, meant less to the Ducks and a lot more to the opponent. At least things happened in somewhat spectacular fashion. The two teams have now played...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 3, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Utah Hockey Club
It was a bottom-four night in the Honda West as each of the teams which came into the night out of the playoffs was playing one of the other similar teams. Respectively, they were Arizona, on 37 points; LA, with 34; San Jose, also 34; and Anaheim, resting at 27. The...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 20, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Utah Hockey Club
Two nights ago, it was all rainbows and puppies, as Dallas Eakins might have said. (If you’ve been following my coverage of the Anaheim team here at Inside Hockey, you get this.) The Ducks had won, in comeback fashion. They had seen a rookie play his first game and...
