{"id":139909,"date":"2026-01-19T09:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/139909\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:09:28","slug":"ducks-2-1-kings-jan-17-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/139909\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks 2-1 Kings (Jan 17, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANAHEIM, Calif. — \u2014 Mikael Granlund<\/a> scored at 4:02 of overtime<\/a>, and the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> beat the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> 2-1 on Saturday night to sweep a two-game weekend set in the Freeway Faceoff rivalry.<\/p>\n

Rookie Beckett Sennecke<\/a> created the winning score by swooping in on a backcheck to take the puck away from Los Angeles’ Kevin Fiala<\/a> on a breakaway. Sennecke knocked the puck straight to Granlund, who beat Anton Forsberg<\/a> for his ninth goal of the season.<\/p>\n

Mason McTavish<\/a> scored the first goal and Ville Husso<\/a> made 17 saves for the Ducks. They have won three straight after a nine-game skid.<\/p>\n

Adrian Kempe<\/a> scored a power-play goal and Forsberg stopped 30 shots in the backup’s strong performance for the Kings, who have lost six of seven.<\/p>\n

Sennecke played a major role for the second straight night when the Southern California clubs completed their back-to-back set by going to overtime for the third time in their four meetings this season. Sennecke had two assists and scored in the shootout as the Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 victory<\/a> over the Kings in downtown Los Angeles on Friday night.<\/p>\n

McTavish ended the Ducks’ victory in LA with his fourth shootout goal of the season, and he opened the scoring in the rematch with a wrist shot for his 12th goal early in the first period.<\/p>\n

Kempe tied it in the second period, scoring his 16th goal on a hard one-timer off a pass from Fiala. Kempe then put a gloved finger to his lips, shushing the sixth consecutive sellout crowd in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles had six power plays before the Ducks got their first man-advantage late in the second period, yet Anaheim had a significant edge in shots after carrying play for long stretches at even strength.<\/p>\n

After a scoreless third, the Kings played into extra time for a league-high 20th time this season.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Viel<\/a> made his debut for the Ducks, who traded a fourth-round pick to Boston<\/a> on Friday to get the veteran forward who hasn’t scored in the NHL since March 18, 2022. The 6-foot-1 Viel fought 6-foot-6 Kings forward Samuel Helenius<\/a> in the first period.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Kings: Host the New York Rangers<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Ducks: Host the Rangers on Monday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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