by Brian Kennedy | Nov 29, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The Anaheim Ducks started well against the Toronto Maple Leafs at home in a Sunday 5pm start. The measure of their early success was that period one ended 0-0 with the shots in favor of the Ducks, 14-10. They were on their way to a 40-31 margin, including 20 shots...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 25, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
Worse and worser. Things were like that for the LA Kings versus Toronto in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. To start, Andreas Athanasiou was on the Covid protocol list and thus not playing. He was replaced by Lias Andersson. Also out was Kale Clague. Sean Durzi took...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 6, 2020 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The Kings have lots to play for, if spoiling other teams’ chances counts. This started a few nights ago as they began a team-high (tie) nine straight home games that stretch through March 20. With 58 points coming into Thursday night and sixteen games to go, a perfect...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 17, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
Sometimes, you just don’t get the bounce. Or you get the wrong one—a puck hits a skate, or a leg, and goes wide. That was the Ducks’ fate versus the Maple Leafs on Friday night in Anaheim. Rickard Rakell was one of those who didn’t get the right break. Ondrej Kase...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 14, 2018 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs play all three California teams in four days, and they don’t even get to take a bus from LA to Anaheim to ease the road trip. They have to fly to San Jose in between playing the Kings and Ducks. Perhaps that’s why they decided to get out to a...
