Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks take the ice at the Honda Center in Anaheim for Game 7 of their Round 2 best-of-seven series as part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The game can be live streamed for free here. Los Angeles fans can hear all of the action on Fox Sports 570 while Anaheim fans can do the same on KLAA 830.
It all boils down to one game for these Southern California rivals. Los Angeles has comeback all postseason and will look to do so again to reach the Western Conference Finals for the third straight season while Anaheim hopes to make it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2007.
The Kings stormed out to a 2-0 series lead on the road but ended up losing the next three games including two at home to the Ducks before winning Game 6 at home to force a Game 7 in Anaheim tonight.
The Kings are facing their sixth elimination game this postseason and look to continue a magical ride that saw them claw back from their 3-0 Round 1 deficit to the San Jose Sharks to win the series 4-3 and saw them win Game 6 to force another decider between two California teams in Round 2.
"I don't think you can really prepare much for this," Justin Williams told NHL.com. "You just go out and trust your instincts and, hopefully, they'll bring you to success."
Williams is tied for third on the Kings this postseason with nine points off of four goals and five assists whileJeff Carter also has nine points off of three tallies and six helpers. Marian Gaborik leads the entire playoffs with eight goals and has five assists to rank second on the team with 13 points while Anze Kopitar paces the NHL playoffs with 17 points off of four markers and 13 helpers.
Kings coach Daryl Sutter believes that the Ducks are the favorite, but Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau has begged to differ.
"Does anybody believe ... you can ask anybody [in the media] who they think the underdog is, and the underdog is us," Boudreau said per NHL.com. "They've already went through five Game 7's in the playoffs already. They've been there. They've won the Stanley Cup. I thought it was pretty funny when Darryl said that, and he actually said it with a straight face. I don't know who he's trying to buffalo, but it sure isn't us."
Ryan Getzlaf has paced the Ducks through this postseason with 14 points off of four goals and 10 assists. The Ducks captain has seven points in this series and a point in every contest but Game 6.
Corey Perry has lit the lamp three times and added seven assists to rank second on the Ducks with 10 points while Nick Bonino (four goals, three assists) and Patrick Maroon (two tallies, five helpers) each have seven points.
In net, rookie John Gibson will likely suit up for Anaheim after going 2-1 this postseason with a 1.69 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage. He'll be opposed by Jonathan Quick, who is 7-6 in these playoffs with a 2.78 GAA and a .914 save percentage.
A trip to the Western Conference Finals is up for grabs when the Kings and Ducks take the ice for Game 7 of their Round 2 series at the Honda Center in Anaheim as part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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