Kings 3, Ducks 1
The Ducks score on a rebound in front of the net. Blake covered the front of the net on defense and Bobby Ryan snuck in behind him to score his first NHL goal with 6:51left in the third period. It was a power-play goal, the Ducks' first power-play goal in seven chances.

Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at 

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