Battle of California - Kings, Sharks, and Ducks

Want to know how the shootout distorts statistics? Consider that no team in the Pacific had a sub-.500 divisional record last year.Pacific divisional record only: TeamW-L-OWin%GFGAPP%PK%Anaheim1...

mike w (of Covered In Oil fame), says:I’m more interested in your artistic side: clearly you’ve picked up doodling along the way.One somewhat interesting fact about my online drawings or...

Is it fate, or just coincidence that allowed the Battle of California to take genuine relevance not even a year after this blog was created (in jest)?Either way, the Pacific Division is as...

Ducks lost again yesterday to the shootout-specialist Dallas Stars, Anaheim's second straight SOL. I guess if there’s a bright side, it’s that in each of the last two games the Ducks rallied...

With the Sharks and Stars starting the season with lofty 5-1 records, the Ducks will need two points tonight against the Red Wings to keep pace with the Pacific Division leaders.And as much as I...

Exclusive Battle of California Sharks vs Stars photos from Tuesday night. More on the game here.

Well, this is pretty much how it’s starting, three teams off to ridiculous starts, and two others to varying degrees falling behind. TeamGPW-L-OPtsGFGAHomeRoadDALLAS98-1-0163.221.673-0-05-1-0SAN...

Dallas Stars (21-12-0, t-4th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (26-4-6, 1st in west)You know, as much as I’m about to throw numbers around about this game, the more important issue is that Sleek's going...

Well, as I mentioned in the GDP, I somehow snagged the Row B tickets to the Dallas game on Wednesday, and it was a blast. Now normally I bring my pal Damndaze along, (even though he’s a Red Wings...

Anaheim Ducks (29-9-7, 1st in west) at Dallas Stars (26-17-1, 5th in west)Not much time to remark on these tables, but check out the Pacific standings through the two-day Christmas break and since....