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Frozen Royalty Audio: Kings Give One To The Leafs
On Monday night at Staples Center, the 8-9-6 Toronto Maple Leafs were in town to visit the 10-9-3 Los Angeles Kings—two teams separated by one point in the standings, but the up-and-coming Kings were expected to get past the Leafs, who have struggled almost as much as the Kings have recently.
An updated look at NHL attendance trends
An updated look at NHL attendance trends
fromtherink.com — Today's survey says the Tampa Bay Lightning have had the biggest fall off in announced bums in... the seats from last season, followed by Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo (due to the Winter Classic elevating last season's totals), Los Angeles, Nashville and ... (more) An updated look at NHL attendance trends

Kings Must Battle Harder to be Successful
Kings Must Battle Harder to be Successful
sportsroids.com — The future of the LA Kings' success (more) Kings Must Battle Harder to be Successful
Kings show Leafs how it can be done
globesports.com — If the Toronto Maple Leafs want to see what a good, youthful rebuilding job looks like, they... can take a close look at their next opponents, the Los Angeles Kings. (more) Kings show Leafs how it can be done
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