Ducks 3, Kings 2
LOS ANGELES -- Jakob Silfverberg scored a goal and added an assist and Fredrik Andersen made 32 saves as the Anaheim Ducks extended their team-record winning streak to 11 games with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Anaheim (37-19-8) is 17-1-1 since Jan. 7 and gained sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division after once trailing the Kings by as many as 16 points in mid-January.
Los Angeles (39-22-4) fell into the second place into the Pacific and remains four points ahead of the third place San Jose Sharks. Jonathan Quick stopped 19 shots in the defeat.
Drew Doughty drew the Kings within 3-2 with his 12th goal of the season on the power play at 3:27 of the third period. Doughty beat Andersen cleanly with a wrist shot from 41 feet with Anze Kopitar providing a screen in front of Andersen.
Anaheim extended its lead to 3-1 on Silfverberg's ninth goal of the season at 2:24 of the final period. Rickard Rakell took a feed from Hampus Lindholm and fired a wrist shot just above the right faceoff dot that glanced off Silverberg and into the upper right corner of the net.
Anaheim regained the lead at 2-1 on David Perron's 12th goal during a power play at 15:57 of the second period. With Los Angeles' Tanner Pearson off for holding, Perron deflected a shot by Cam Fowler past Quick just 10 seconds into the man-advantage with Sami Vatanen drawing the secondary assist.
Los Angeles tied the score at 1 on a power-play goal by Milan Lucic at 11:14 of the second period. Lucic scored his 15th goal of the season on a play started by a long lead pass by goaltender Jonathan Quick. Vincent Lecavalier took the pass, then fed Lucic and his wrist shot trickled between the pads of Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen.
Ryan Kesler opened the scoring with his 14th goal of the season at 3:16 of the second period. Kesler gained the puck along the boards in the neutral zone and beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick on a wrist shot with right winger Jakob Silfverberg drawing the lone assist.
The teams battled through a scoreless open 20 minutes that featured a line brawl at 6:58 of the first period. A skirmish that started between Anaheim's Corey Perry and Los Angeles' Kyle Clifford resulted in 68 penalty minutes being handed out along with Kevin Bieksa and Andy Andreoff being ejected.
NOTES: The Ducks recalled C Chris Wagner and assigned RW Stefan Noesen to the AHL San Diego affiliate on Friday. ... Anaheim scratched D Clayton Stoner, D Korbinian Holzer and Chris Wagner. Captain Ryan Getzlaf returned to the lineup after missing Thursday's win at Arizona with a lower-body injury. ... Ducks C Ryan Kesler appeared in his 800th NHL game. ... Los Angeles did not dress D Jamie McBain and C Nick Shore. ... Kings RW Jordan Nolan is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on a herniated disc on Thursday. ... The Kings continue a five-game homestand on Monday against the Vancouver Canucks.