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Five of the Anaheim Ducks Biggest Team Rivalries

By Khalid Hart

2003 Season: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim sweep Detroit Redwings out of the Stanley Cup playoffs on 4/16/03, and Player Kris Draper. (Photo by Henry DiRocco/Getty Images)
2003 Season: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim sweep Detroit Redwings out of the Stanley Cup playoffs on 4/16/03, and Player Kris Draper. (Photo by Henry DiRocco/Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 10: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks is pulled away by a referee following a fight with members of the Los Angeles Kings during a game at Honda Center on March 10, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) /

3. Los Angeles Kings

There’s a reason they aren’t higher on our list. The rivalry isn’t really there anymore. It was at an absolute fever pitch in 2014. That year the Ducks and Kings had a Stadium Series game and a playoff series. Since then, the rivalry honestly hasn’t been the same. The Kings aren’t as good as they used to be and nobody likes watching a one-sided rivalry.

The Kings have an all-time record of 62-51-11-15.  The Ducks currently lead by 5 wins. Back in the 2013-14 season, the Ducks faced the Kings at Dodger Stadium for a Stadium Series game. The Ducks shutout the Kings 3-0 in that game.

Later that same season, they faced off in the second round of the playoffs. The Kings would win in 7 games. Similar to the Sharks, the Kings have always been a tough divisional foe but we’ve only seen them in the playoffs once. As a result of Anaheim losing that series, the Kings went on to win their second Stanley Cup.  Now, every time the Ducks have a road game at Staples Center, they have to remind us that two cups are better than one. I think the fan bases beef more than the actual teams.

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