The distance between second place and the bottom of the NHL’s Pacific Division is 43 miles. That’s how far Crypto.com Arena, where the second-place Kings play, is from the Honda Center, home of the Ducks, who share the division cellar with San Jose.
In the standings, the teams are eight points apart after the Kings’ 2-1 win in Friday’s matinee in Anaheim. But despite that result, the gap between the teams on the ice may be closing and that’s important in a two-franchise market said Greg Cronin, who is in his second season behind the Ducks bench.