What was labeled as the biggest regular-season game in the history of the Kings-Ducks series lived up to that hype Friday. The intensity was ripe. Honda Center pulsed with a playoff-like atmosphere.
After nearly 65 minutes, the Ducks stepped forward with a 2-1 win that they simply needed more than the Kings. But the margin was still thin as ever in the last installment of the regular-season series.
All Rakell has done is score 65 goals the last two seasons. That's 33 last year and 32 through Friday following his overtime goal, the fourth of his career.