First, Ian and Hailey discuss how concerned the Los Angeles Kings should be about potentially missing the playoffs as the regular season winds down, Evgeni Malkin facing a suspension after crosschecking Mark Borowiecki in the face over the weekend, if you could pick the Kings, the Nashville Predators, the Dallas Stars, or the Vegas Golden Knights to miss the playoffs, which would you chose and why, the NHL’s strange scheduling this week, and more.

Then, The Athletic’s own James Mirtle joins the show to talk about Auston Matthews scoring 51 goals in his last 50 games, and what makes him such a great goalscorer, if the Toronto Maple Leafs need to beat the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs to finally end their Stanley Cup drought, which Leaf deserves more credit for the team’s success this season, and much more.

Plus, to close things out, Ian and Hailey answer a couple of Multiple Choice Madness questions including which is more impressive, Auston Matthews scoring 65 goals or a defenseman hitting the 100-point plateau and which rebuild would you rather have, the Ottawa Senators or the Detroit Red Wings.

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