Kings 5, Ducks 4 (OT): Kevin Fiala scored with 34 seconds left in overtime for the Los Angeles Kings, who recovered after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period to defeat the Anaheim Ducks at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Fiala won it with a one-timer from the right circle on the rush after Chris Kreider tied it 4-4 with 49 seconds remaining in the third period on a redirection in front.
It was the first goal of the preseason for Kreider, who was traded to the Ducks by the New York Rangers on June 12.
Phillip Danault had two goals and an assist, Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist, and Quinton Byfield also scored for the Kings, who finished the preseason 5-2-0. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves, and Brandt Clarke had two assists.
Leo Carlsson had two goals and an assist in the third period, and Mikael Granlund also had a goal and an assist in the final period of regulation for the Ducks, who went 4-2-1 during the preseason. Jackson LaCombe had three assists and Troy Terry had two assists. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves.
It was LaCombe’s first game since signing an eight-year contract with Anaheim on Thursday.
Granlund cut it to 4-1 at 10:20 of the third. It was his first goal with the Ducks since signing a three-year contract on July 1.
Carlsson made it 4-2 at 12:09, skating in from the neutral zone and finishing on a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle. He then scored again on the power play to cut it to 4-3 at 18:44 with a snap shot from the left dot.
Los Angeles scored three goals in the first period to take a 3-0 lead.
Byfield’s power-play goal put the Kings ahead 1-0 at 4:47, a one-timer from the slot under Dostal’s right arm.
Danault extended it to 2-0 at 12:23, scoring off his own rebound from the right post.
Foegele scored on the power play at 17:42 to make it 3-0 when he jammed in Clarke’s pass through the crease after it deflected off the stick of Anaheim defenseman Drew Helleson.
Danault pushed it to 4-0 at 6:52 of the third after scoring top shelf on a one-timer from the point.
The Kings open the regular season at home against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday (10:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1, TVAS), and the Ducks visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday (10 p.m. ET; KHN, Victory+, KING 5, KONG).