So by default, yours truly also isn't too hot about traveling 2+ hours in traffic to the proverbial lion's den to get heckled by Kings fans on their home turf.
However, a Duck friend offered a free ticket to tonight's contest and who am I to turn down free Ducks hockey?
John T. Meyer, of www.pickmyNHLteam.com fame, was also coming along to witness an away game with a small group of Ducks fans.
The game did not have the outcome I'd wanted, but it was encouraging to see the Ducks rally to tie things up in the third, 4-4, and for a while they managed to silence those pesky Kings fans. Unfortunately, victory would not be theirs, and Ducks would fall 4-6 in regulation. Despite the outcome, and despite the heckling, yours truly did get a number of excellent pictures.
So let's just focus on those.
Kings home ice
Warmups
Davis Gaines sings the national anthem
Jonas Hiller did well between the pipes. I believe our D could've done more to help him out.
I will give kudos to Brett Festerling, who played a gritty, hard-hitting game. Festerling was out there on every shift, hitting anything that moved. It was impressive.
Newcomer Jason Blake would pot his first goal as a Duck during the first period
George Parros engages in a long-winded fight with Ivanans in the first
A very loud Ducks fan (standing) in the next section over thoroughly annoyed all of the Kings fans around him with never-ending cries of "Let's go Ducks!" Priceless
Troy Bodie skating by the bench for high-fives after putting away his third NHL career goal
Ryan Carter (pictured) and Matt Beleskey would also score for the Ducks tonight
Staples Center crew replacing a pane of glass that fell after Ryan Getzlaf placed a huge hit on Matt Greene against the boards
Our hometown heroes will try to take some much-needed Western Conference points away from the Kings again Monday night. This time, our boys will be on home ice. And this time, they won't be playing the second of a back to back.
I'm hoping it'll make a difference.
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