Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 17, 2016
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Jean Hebert, Mike Leggo
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer, Matt MacPherson
Attendance:
17227
By The Sports Xchange
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Winger Tyler Toffoli and center Anze Kopitar scored in a two-minute span late in the second period to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 17,227 at the Honda Center.
Center Vincent Lecavalier added his second goal in two games, and goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 28 shots for the Kings (28-13-3), who extended their lead in the Pacific Division over the second-place Arizona Coyotes to 10 points.
Left winger David Perron scored in his first game for the Ducks (19-18-7), who acquired him Saturday with defenseman Adam Clendening from the Pittsburgh Penguins for left winger Carl Hagelin. Fellow left winger Rickard Rakell also scored while goalie John Gibson made 22 saves.
Center Vincent Lecavalier, acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 6, scored his second goal in two games to give the Kings a 1-0 lead 57 seconds into the second period. With Los Angeles on a power play, Lecavalier received Jeff Carter's pass from the right circle and sent a soft forehand from the right post between Gibson's legs.
Lecavalier, who led the NHL with 52 goals for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2006-07, had not scored this season until the Kings' 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
But 33 seconds later, left winger Rickard Rakell tied the score. Rakell registered his ninth goal when he redirected defenseman Shea Theodore's shot from the blue line over goalie Jonathan Quick's right shoulder.
Toffoli used his team-leading 22nd goal to break a 1-1 tie at 15:44 of the second period. As Gibson sprawled on the ice, Toffoli received Kopitar's pass at the right post and banked a wrist shot off Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen, who was standing in the crease. Kopitar earned his team-leading 25th assist.
Kopitar followed at 17:40 with his 13th goal. Left winger Milan Lucic began the sequence by sending the puck from the right corner to defenseman Brayden McNabb, who dragged a wrist shot from the top of the slot that Kopitar deflected between Gibson's pads for a 3-1 advantage.
Perron, playing on Anaheim's second line, scored his fifth goal of the season when he converted a wrist shot from the blue line near the left boards 5:33 into the third period.
Roughly four minutes later, the Ducks had the tying goal disallowed. Center Ryan Kesler's behind-the-back shot from the right post hit right winger Andrew Cogliano's right skate as Cogliano was standing in the crease and ricocheted into the net at 9:43. Video review upheld the referee's no-goal call on the ice.
NOTES: Kings RW Dustin Brown needs one point to tie Mike Murphy for 11th on the club's all-time list. ... Kings C Jeff Carter needed four goals for 300 in his career. ... Los Angeles scratched D Christian Ehrhoff and C Nick Shore. ... Anaheim scratched G Frederik Andersen, LW Jiri Sekac, D Clayton Stoner and D Adam Clendening, who came from the Pittsburgh Penguins with LW David Perron early Saturday in a trade for LW Carl Hagelin. ... Ducks D Cam Fowler skated Saturday for the first time since spraining his right knee Dec. 27 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Fowler was leading the Ducks in playing time when he suffered the injury. ... Anaheim recalled G Anton Khudobin from San Diego (AHL).
Top Game Performances
Los Angeles |
|
Anaheim |
Anze Kopitar 2 |
Points |
David Perron 1 |
Anze Kopitar 1 |
Goals |
David Perron 1 |
Anze Kopitar 1 |
Assists |
Kevin Bieksa 1 |
Vincent Lecavalier 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jonathan Quick .938 |
Save Percentage |
John Gibson .885 |
Jonathan Quick 30 |
Saves |
John Gibson 23 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Los Angeles
|
26 |
3 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
16 |
36 |
Anaheim
|
32 |
2 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
14 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Ducks have a W/L % of .350 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Kings have a W/L % of .607 after a win and .688 after a loss.