Yes, this the name someone came up with for the cross town rivalry between the LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks. Kat and Brandon braved the rainy weather and 405 to meet up with us before heading to Staples Center. As usual, there were lots of Ducks fans who can get pretty rowdy and obnoxious but then so can Kings fans. Since the Kings are in absolute LAST place in the NHL, we weren't expecting too much but it turned out to be a favorable game for the Kings who scored a sweet shot that bounced over Gigure's head in slow motion to lead the game 1-0. The Ducks managed to score a goal too in the last seconds of the 1st period but after reviewing the goal, it was disallowed because time had run out! Whew!
The Kings scored 2 more goals in the 2nd period to make the game 3-0 so we were hoping for a shut-out but the Ducks scored a goal in the 3rd to make the final score 3-1. Oh, did I mention the fights? The rivalry gets really heated and it seemed that a fight broke out every period. Plus a fight broke out after the game ended....in our row. No, neither one of us was involved but we were front and center when a rabid fan from each team started yelling at one another. The Ducks fan was some skinny dude that began the taunting when a Kings fan yelled back. Neither one was backing down while the Ducks dude backed up towards us so I grab my camera in case something happens. Of course, Hector is blocking my view and is way too close to these guys. Next thing that happens, the Ducks dude throws his drink in the other guy's face then all hell breaks loose. The Kings fan was bigger than the Ducks dude so he went down fast and they both wrestled for about 30 seconds before security burst it and the Kings guy & his friends took off. Hector sticks around to talk to security since he is an 'eyewitness'. I didn't get all the details from him but we saw another fight on the way out with more obnoxious fans yelling at each other. 
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