The playoff-bound Kings win the final Freeway Faceoff of the season, 5-3, but the last-place Ducks secure a 25.5% chance of getting the No. 1 draft pick (i.e., Connor Bedard).
ANAHEIM — A gentleman wearing a Jamie Drysdale Ducks sweater stepped into a nearly full elevator at Honda Center on Thursday night, a half-hour or so before faceoff, and said: “Any Kings’ fans in here willing to guarantee a win tonight?”
Kempe’s empty-net goal with a little more than a minute to play was his 41st of the season, giving him his first career 40-goal campaign following a 35-goal performance last season. Better yet, he burnished his reputation as an all-around player this season; he finished last spring a minus-2, but finished this regular season a plus-22 and also finished third on the team in scoring behind“A couple of years ago, I feel like I had a lot of good looks always was a pass-first guy,” Kempe said.
“I don’t think we can take a deep breath and relax. That would be a mistake for our group and we don’t have enough time to do that anyhow.” “Oh, I don’t think there’s anything that sets you up for Edmonton,” he said. “It’s a different monster there, you know. … I think that they have a little bit of a different approach. Certainly, their power play’s a little more dangerous, and there’s just different elements.”
How important was it to finish 32nd instead of 31st? In the NHL the last-place team has a 25.5% chance of getting the No. 1 pick. Chicago, by finishing 31st, has a 15.5% chance.
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