The Ducks were off on Monday while the Sharks also rested following three games in four nights. Those began with a shootout win to upset Toronto 6-5 but then devolved into a home loss to the Rangers and a road defeat at the hands of the Kings, which came by a gruesome 14-2 aggregate score.

The Los Angeles Kings (40-23-9) host the San Jose Sharks (20-43-9) to close out the season series with their Northern California rival.

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