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01/18 00:05 CST Beckett Sennecke sets up Mikael Granlund in OT, Ducks beat
Kings 2-1 for weekend sweep
Beckett Sennecke sets up Mikael Granlund in OT, Ducks beat Kings 2-1 for
weekend sweep
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Mikael Granlund scored at 4:02 of overtime, and the
Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday night to sweep a
two-game weekend set in the Freeway Faceoff rivalry.
Rookie Beckett Sennecke created the winning score by swooping in on a backcheck
to take the puck away from Los Angeles' Kevin Fiala on a breakaway. Sennecke
knocked the puck straight to Granlund, who beat Anton Forsberg for his ninth
goal of the season.
Mason McTavish scored the first goal and Ville Husso made 17 saves for the
Ducks. They have won three straight after a nine-game skid.
Adrian Kempe scored a power-play goal and Forsberg stopped 30 shots in the
backup's strong performance for the Kings, who have lost six of seven.
Sennecke played a major role for the second straight night when the Southern
California clubs completed their back-to-back set by going to overtime for the
third time in their four meetings this season. Sennecke had two assists and
scored in the shootout as the Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2
victory over the Kings in downtown Los Angeles on Friday night.
McTavish ended the Ducks' victory in LA with his fourth shootout goal of the
season, and he opened the scoring in the rematch with a wrist shot for his 12th
goal early in the first period.
Kempe tied it in the second period, scoring his 16th goal on a hard one-timer
off a pass from Fiala. Kempe then put a gloved finger to his lips, shushing the
sixth consecutive sellout crowd in Anaheim.
Los Angeles had six power plays before the Ducks got their first man-advantage
late in the second period, yet Anaheim had a significant edge in shots after
carrying play for long stretches at even strength.
After a scoreless third, the Kings played into extra time for a league-high
20th time this season.
Jeffrey Viel made his debut for the Ducks, who traded a fourth-round pick to
Boston on Friday to get the veteran forward who hasn't scored in the NHL since
March 18, 2022. The 6-foot-1 Viel fought 6-foot-6 Kings forward Samuel Helenius
in the first period.
Up next
Kings: Host the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
Ducks: Host the Rangers on Monday night.
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