National Hockey League

FINAL
Los Angeles Kings 5
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Anaheim Ducks 1
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Match Report

Goalie Grosenick returns to NHL, leads Kings past Ducks 5-1

— Adrian Kempe scored two goals and Troy Grosenick made 33 saves in his first NHL appearance in nearly 6 1/2 years, leading the Los Angeles Kings past the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

LA ANA
18
Blocked Shots
8
23
Hits
20
8
Takeaways
2
37
Shots
34
2
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
29
43.1
Faceoff Win Percent
56.9
13
Giveaways
19
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

LA

  • Troy Grosenick G GA 1 · SA 34 · SOS 0
  • Anze Kopitar C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Gabriel Vilardi C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Blake Lizotte C BS 2 · HT 3 · TK 1

ANA

  • John Gibson G GA 5 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Adam Henrique C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ryan Getzlaf C BS 4 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Derek Grant C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

ANA leads series 2-1

Injuries

Anaheim Ducks

  • Pavel Mintyukov Injured Reserve
  • Ian Moore Injured Reserve
  • Ryan Poehling Injured Reserve
  • Troy Terry Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings

  • Corey Perry Day-To-Day
  • Drew Doughty Day-To-Day
  • Mats Zuccarello Injured Reserve
  • Alex Turcotte Injured Reserve
  • Jakub Dvorak Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 18:58 5-1
    Adrian Kempe 3rd
  2. Missed 18:17 5-1
    Michael Amadio 3rd
  3. Goal 13:57 5-1
    Alex Iafallo 3rd
  4. Missed 12:22 4-1
    Andreas Athanasiou 3rd
  5. Missed 6:36 4-1
    Jakob Silfverberg 3rd
  6. Penalty 6:01 4-1
    Andreas Athanasiou 3rd
  7. Missed 3:39 4-1
    Gabriel Vilardi 3rd
  8. Goal 1:27 4-1
    Andreas Athanasiou 3rd
  9. Missed 0:37 3-1
    Jani Hakanpaa 3rd
  10. Goal 17:55 3-1
    Adrian Kempe 2nd
  11. Missed 17:08 2-1
    Jacob Larsson 2nd
  12. Missed 16:28 2-1
    Max Comtois 2nd
  13. Missed 15:14 2-1
    Alex Iafallo 2nd
  14. Missed 13:15 2-1
    Max Jones 2nd
  15. Penalty 11:05 2-1
    Trevor Moore 2nd
  16. Goal 5:39 2-1
    Sam Steel 2nd
  17. Missed 5:31 2-0
    Sean Walker 2nd
  18. Goal 5:20 2-0
    Anze Kopitar 2nd
  19. Missed 3:55 1-0
    Dustin Brown 2nd
  20. Penalty 3:24 1-0
    Cam Fowler 2nd
  21. Penalty 1:30 1-0
    Jacob Larsson 2nd
  22. Missed 19:07 1-0
    Jakob Silfverberg 1st
  23. Missed 17:30 1-0
    Andreas Athanasiou 1st
  24. Missed 16:12 1-0
    Rickard Rakell 1st
  25. Penalty 15:13 1-0
    Blake Lizotte 1st
  26. Missed 15:01 1-0
    Blake Lizotte 1st
  27. Penalty 11:05 1-0
    Kevin Shattenkirk 1st
  28. Missed 10:04 1-0
    Rickard Rakell 1st
  29. Missed 9:47 1-0
    Matt Roy 1st
  30. Missed 9:39 1-0
    Max Comtois 1st
  31. Missed 8:21 1-0
    Vinni Lettieri 1st
  32. Penalty 8:10 1-0
    Adrian Kempe 1st
  33. Goal 3:46 1-0
    Adrian Kempe 1st
  34. Penalty 3:24 0-0
    Max Comtois 1st
  35. Missed 2:12 0-0
    Trevor Moore 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-1
    3rd
  3. Shot 20:00 5-1
    Vinni Lettieri 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:25 5-1
    Blake Lizotte 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:25 5-1
    3rd
  6. Shot 19:24 5-1
    Ryan Getzlaf 3rd
  7. Missed 18:58 5-1
    Adrian Kempe 3rd
  8. Takeaway 18:52 5-1
    Blake Lizotte 3rd
  9. Shot 18:22 5-1
    Carl Grundstrom 3rd
  10. Missed 18:17 5-1
    Michael Amadio 3rd
  11. Shot 18:11 5-1
    Austin Wagner 3rd
  12. Giveaway 18:07 5-1
    Kevin Shattenkirk 3rd
  13. Takeaway 17:57 5-1
    Gabriel Vilardi 3rd
  14. Hit 17:40 5-1
    Sam Steel 3rd
  15. Face Off 15:45 5-1
    Blake Lizotte 3rd
  16. Stoppage 15:45 5-1
    3rd
  17. Shot 15:44 5-1
    Max Jones 3rd
  18. Shot 15:32 5-1
    Jakob Silfverberg 3rd
  19. Face Off 15:01 5-1
    Michael Amadio 3rd
  20. Stoppage 15:01 5-1
    3rd
  21. Shot 15:00 5-1
    Carl Grundstrom 3rd
  22. Hit 15:00 5-1
    Kevin Shattenkirk 3rd
  23. Giveaway 14:51 5-1
    Trevor Zegras 3rd
  24. Hit 14:36 5-1
    Jeff Carter 3rd
  25. Face Off 14:03 5-1
    Gabriel Vilardi 3rd
  26. Stoppage 14:03 5-1
    3rd
  27. Face Off 13:57 5-1
    Isac Lundestrom 3rd
  28. Goal 13:57 5-1
    Alex Iafallo 3rd
  29. Takeaway 13:51 4-1
    Alex Iafallo 3rd
  30. Face Off 13:41 4-1
    Derek Grant 3rd
  31. Stoppage 13:41 4-1
    3rd
  32. Blocked 13:40 4-1
    Adrian Kempe 3rd
  33. Shot 13:39 4-1
    Trevor Moore 3rd
  34. Takeaway 13:16 4-1
    Mikey Anderson 3rd
  35. Missed 12:22 4-1
    Andreas Athanasiou 3rd
  36. Blocked 11:42 4-1
    Sam Steel 3rd
  37. Giveaway 11:37 4-1
    Olli Maatta 3rd
  38. Blocked 11:07 4-1
    Isac Lundestrom 3rd
  39. Shot 10:57 4-1
    Rickard Rakell 3rd
  40. Hit 10:54 4-1
    Olli Maatta 3rd

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