Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings: Live Updates

LOS ANGELES — Greetings from the Bob Miller Press Box at Staples Center, where the Anaheim Ducks skate in to take on the Los Angeles Kings.

Defenseman Peter Harrold will be in the lineup tonight, taking Jack Johnson’s spot in the lineup. Newly-acquired defenseman Kyle Quincey arrived in Los Angeles this morning and underwent a physical examination but did not practice with the team.

Tonight’s referees are Gord Dwyer and Brad Watson. The linesmen are Derek Amell and Brian Murphy.

Likely starters in goal are Jean-Sebastien Giguere for the Ducks and Jason LaBarbera for the Kings…

7:28 PM PDT: The scratches for tonight…for the Ducks, defenseman Kent Huskins and left wing Rob Niedermayer are scratched. For the Kings, left wing Kyle Calder, defenseman Kyle Quincey and forward Brad Richardson…

7:44 PM: After a strong opening shift by the Kings, Ducks defenseman Nathan McIver got the puck outside the left circle and threw a low wrist shot towards the net. The shot was knocked down in front, right onto the stick of Anaheim defenseman Brian Sutherby in front. He got off a quick wrist shot, beating LaBarbera under his left arm from the bottom of the left circle at 1:46…

7:50 PM: The Ducks capitalize again, this time thanks to LaBarbera. On the play, Ducks center Samuel Pahlsson got to a loose puck behind the net and threw a centering pass from behind the left goal post to winger Todd Marchant, who fired a low wrist shot from high in the left circle, beating LaBarbera through the five-hole (between his leg pads) at 7:12, assisted by Pahlsson and Travis Moen. LaBarbera was in position and saw the shot all the way…he should have been able to make the easy save.

7:57 PM: On the next shift, the Kings took the puck down the ice and off the rush, they got the puck to the front of the net. The puck went back into the slot, but Simmonds was trailing the play and whacked the rebound into the net with Giguere down and out. The goal was Simmonds’ first National Hockey League goal, assisted by Sean O’Donnell and Michal Handzus at 7:45…

8:14 PM: 2-1 Ducks after one period. Ducks defenseman Ken Klee went off for high sticking at 19:12…the Kings will start the second period with 1:13 left on the power play…

8:44 PM: Scott Niedermayer and Francois Beauchemin just went to the box for cross-checking and roughing, respectively, at 7:21, giving the Kings a two-man advantage for 2:00…

8:49 PM: Kings got a couple of chances with the two-man advantage and just missed on one of them, but they stood around too much on the power play and failed to convert…

8:59 PM: The Kings couldn’t do much with a two-man advantage, but with a one-man advantage, left wing Patrick O’Sullivan got the puck on the goal line to the right of the net, took the puck to right crease and whacked it off the skate of Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger beating Giguere low. The power play goal came at 14:20, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Tom Preissing…

9:08 PM: With a two-man advantage, the Kings were about to squander yet another two-man advantage when Stoll took a feed below the top of the right circle and fired a one-timer, beating Giguere top shelf, upper right corner of the net at 19:17, assists to Kopitar and Handzus. 3-2 Kings after two periods. To this point, the Kings have been the better team in the game…

9:29 PM: To open the third period, Kings right wing Dustin Brown chased down a loose puck in the right corner of the Anaheim zone, beating Anaheim superstar defenseman Scott Niedermayer to it. Brown threw a centering pass back to left wing Matt Moulson, who was all alone in the left circle. From inside the left face-off dot, Moulson ripped a wrist shot, beating Giguere in the upper right corner of the net. Assists to Brown and Stoll at 0:51…

9:37 PM: Doughty hurt? Haven’t seen Drew Doughty on the ice for some time now. O’Donnell was just out on the power play with Peter Harrold and Doughty is not on the bench…this does not bode well for the Kings…

9:46 PM: At the 9:40 mark, Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf ran into LaBarbera at left crease. He did not take a hard run at LaBarbera, but he did not slow down or make an attempt to avoid the goaltender. Kings defenseman Denis Gauthier went right after Getzlaf and pounded on him for a bit. Getzlaf was hit with a minor penalty for goaltender interference and a double minor for roughing. Gauthier received a double minor for roughing. On the ensuing power play, Kings defenseman Tom Preissing scored on a slap shot from right point, assisted by Harrold and right wing Oscar Moller (first NHL point). The power play goal coming at 10:52…

10:00 PM: Ducks winger Teemu Selanne just took a lead pass at the Kings blue line and blew past Gauther, making him look rather pylon-ish. On a breakaway, Selanne had an easy time beat LaBarbera with a backhand from just outside left crease, high into the net at 15:31, assisted by Ryan Carter and Brad May…

10:05 PM: Frolov scores a long empty-net goal at the 18:48 mark. Update on Doughty is that he has the flu…6-3 Kings is the final score. More in my game recap, including post-game audio from the Kings dressing room.

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