US EditionAlex Laferriere Nets Hat Trick as Kings Pound Ducks
Alex Laferriere scored his first career hat trick as the Kings scored six goals, including four in the first period, to defeat the Ducks 6-1 in a rivalry game.
- On Saturday, Los Angeles Kings forward Alex Laferriere scored his first career hat trick, completing it with a long one-timer through traffic as the Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 at Crypto.com Arena.
- After the NHL three-day holiday break, the Los Angeles Kings lost six of seven and scored just 11 goals, but left to cheers at the first intermission in the Freeway Faceoff rivalry at Crypto.com Arena.
- Drew Doughty began the scoring at 3:03 and Trevor Moore followed 53 seconds later, with the Kings scoring three times inside 10:21 and leading 4-0 at the first intermission.
- The defeat left the Ducks with four losses in five games despite Lukas Dostal stopping 24 shots, and both clubs have now won only twice in their past eight games.
- The six-goal night matched the Los Angeles Kings' season high, Laferriere capped the scoring with his 10th goal at 13:15 of the final period, and it was the team's first hat trick this season.
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Kings jump on Ducks early in Freeway Faceoff rout
The Kings, who have struggled to score recently, scored four goals in the first period.
The Kings and Ducks competed in Saturday’s rivalry game at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings left the three-day NHL vacation having lost six of their last seven games, scoring only 11 goals in that period. Only two Western Conference teams were worse off in December. However, the Ducks had not been much better, winning only two of their last seven games, losing their leadership in the Pacific Division. But the league rules said that someone had to win…
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