Los Angeles 4, Anaheim 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 20, 2024
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Ghislain Hebert, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons, Andrew Smith
Attendance:
16098
By Field Level Media
Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals early in the third period to help lead the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night in the first game of the season in the Freeway Faceoff Series.
Kevin Fiala and Mikey Anderson added two empty-net goals to cap the four-goal third-period and seal it for Los Angeles, which won its second straight game. David Rittich finished with 14 saves for the Kings, who were playing the sixth game of a season-opening seven-game road trip necessitated by renovations at Crypto.com Arena.
Ryan Strome scored a goal and Lukas Dostal made 33 saves for Anaheim.
The tight-checking contest featured just 28 shots on goal over a scoreless first two periods, including just 10 by the Ducks. The Kings had the two best scoring chances, with both coming in the second period. Defenseman Jordan Spence fired a shot off the post and Fiala lofted a backhand shot from the slot just over the crossbar.
Kempe then made it 1-0 at the 3:06 mark of the third period with his third goal of the season, taking a long bank pass off the boards from Anze Kopitar at the blue line and snapping a wrist shot that beat Dostal.
Laferriere increased the lead to 2-0 midway through the period when he intercepted defenseman Jackson LaCombe's crossing pass in the high slot and fired a wrist shot into the top left corner of the net for his fourth goal.
Anaheim cut it to 2-1 with 1:44 remaining when Strome one-timed a shot from the top of the left circle through traffic and past Rittich's glove side for his second goal.
Fiala backhanded in an empty-netter with 1:07 left for his fourth goal, and Anderson capped the scoring with 36 seconds to go with a length-of-ice empty-netter for his second goal.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Los Angeles |
|
Anaheim |
|
Mikey Anderson 2 |
Points |
Ryan Strome 1 |
|
Mikey Anderson 1 |
Goals |
Ryan Strome 1 |
|
Mikey Anderson 1 |
Assists |
Troy Terry 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
David Rittich .929 |
Save Percentage |
Lukas Dostal .941 |
|
David Rittich 13 |
Saves |
Lukas Dostal 32 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Los Angeles
|
36 |
4 |
0-2 |
3-3 |
6 |
33 |
| Anaheim
|
14 |
1 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
4 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Ducks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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