His approach shot bounced in front of the green, took a left turn and plopped into the pond, leaving quiet ripples across the water.
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Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
They were bested by the Nashville Predators, 5-4 in a shootout, in what turned out to be a three-point game that elevated the Preds back into the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and plopped the Kings back onto the wrong side of the playoff bubble.
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