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Game #65 LA KINGS 29-23-1270 pts, 9th in Western ConferencevsANAHEIM DUCKS28-27-1066 pts, 12th in Western Conference Kings Lead Season Series 3-1 7:30pm, Staples CenterLos Angeles, CA BEST PLAYER IN THE WORST JERSEY: BEST OPPOSITION BLOGS:Battle of CaliforniaAnaheim Calling ARE THE LA KINGS IN THE PLAYOFFS?NO.  Saturday night at Staples Center is the 3rd Annual Burger King Jersey Appreciation Day. The Royal Half has been your exclusive home for coverage of the first two Burger King Appreciation Days and we've even gone in-depth into the origin story of the jersey itself, a wondrous monstrosity that is well sought after amongst jersey collectors. So for this 3rd year of Burger King Jersey coverage... we present two amazing un-earthed discoveries from the vault of the Burger King Jersey Legend. Courtesy of Spike Coffman, long-time friend of the blog and current producer of The Fourth Period Radio Show on XM Home Ice... screengrabs from the Los Angeles Kings-Mighty Ducks...
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