Freeway Face-Off
National Hockey League cross-town rivalry between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings
The Freeway Face-Off is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. The series takes its name from the massive freeway system in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, the home of both teams; one could travel from one team's arena to the other simply by traveling along Interstate 5. The term is akin to the Freeway Series, which refers to meetings between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
History
The Kings and Ducks are rivals due to geographic proximity. The two teams are situated in the same metropolitan area and share a television market. The rivalry started with the Ducks' inaugural season in 1993–94 and has since continued.
The Kings' first appearance in the Stanley Cup Final came in 1993. As of the end of the 2022–23 season, they have reached the Stanley Cup playoffs 32 times in franchise history (13 appearances since the Ducks joined the NHL), and won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014. The Ducks have made the playoffs 14 times, reaching the Stanley Cup Final twice – in 2003 and winning in 2007. The Kings and the Ducks did not meet in the playoffs until the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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