Los Angeles Kings (off and on) at Anaheim Ducks (off and off), 7 pm
Jewels From The Crown and Anaheim Calling -- we all miss you, Lubo.
Realignment, eh? Well, I may need to practice up a bit drawing characters for the teams joining the Ducks, Kings, Sharks, and Coyotes, but this first pass seems to have gone all right -- so count me among the supporters of the new Pacific Division West Conference!
So long, Wild-Stars.
Plus there's a fair amount of postlockout playoff history between these two sets of teams:
Old Northwest vs. Old Pacific (excluding MIN and DAL) playoff matchups since the lockout:
| Year and Round | Series Result |
| 2006 Round 1 | ANA 4, CGY 3 |
| 2006 Round 2 | EDM 4, SJS 2 |
| 2006 Round 2 | ANA 4, COL 0 |
| 2006 Round 3 | EDM 4, ANA 1 |
| 2007 Round 2 | ANA 4, VAN 1 |
| 2008 Round 1 | SJS 4, CGY 3 |
| 2010 Round 1 | SJS 4, COL 2 |
| 2010 Round 1 | VAN 4, LAK 2 |
| 2011 Round 3 | VAN 4, SJS 1 |
9 playoff rounds in that table above, with the old Pacific winning 5 of them, and no matchup occurring more than once. It should be cool to see some rematches a year-plus from now, I'd think. Hooray for vengeance!
Prediction: I should be around tonight for game comments -- stop on by! Although I'll be really tempted to turn off the TV should the Ducks manage to score the game's first two goals. :)
Go Ducks.
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