Results tagged “Kings” from The Sports Desk

If you're looking for big improvement in the Kings and Ducks in the NHL season that gets under way for the locals tonight (Ducks at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.), you must know something the oddsmakers don't.

The Stanley Cup odds at thespread.com make the Ducks 12-1 to win the championship, fifth on the board, after they tied for the league's fourth best record last season, and the Kings 100-1, in a cluster at the bottom, coming off a tie for the worst record.

The complete NHL odds, broken down by divisions:

Western Conference

Pacific
San Jose 10-1
Anaheim 12-1
Dallas 20-1
Phoenix 50-1
Kings 100-1

Central
Detroit 7-2
Chicago 20-1
Nashville 20-1
St. Louis 60-1
Columbus 100-1

Northwest
Edmonton 20-1
Calgary 25-1
Minnesota 25-1
Vancouver 30-1
Colorado 40-1

Eastern Conference

Northeast
Montreal 8-1
Ottawa 20-1
Buffalo 30-1
Boston 40-1
Toronto 100-1

Atlantic
Pittsburgh 8-1
N.Y. Rangers 15-1
New Jersey 20-1
Philadelphia 20-1
N.Y. Islanders 100-1

Southeast
Washington 15-1
Tampa Bay 30-1
Carolina 40-1
Florida 40-1
Atlanta 100-1

In the wake of the Lakers' collapse against the Celtics Thursday night, we're making a list of the most historic cases of Southern California teams snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Send your suggestions in a comment. What's the most painful memory? Dodgers beaten by Jack Clark -- or Joe Morgan, or Reggie Jackson? Angels stunned by Dave Henderson? Rams losing the Mud Bowl game to the Vikings? Kings tripped up by Marty McSorley's illegal stick? USC falling to Vince Young and Texas? An earlier Lakers loss to the Celtics? Or something else? With your help, we'll have the definitive list in Saturday's papers and at this Web site.