ANAHEIM DUCKS won 4-1 in Winnipeg (Shutterstock).

The Anaheim Ducks defended their position in first place in the NHL Pacific Division by defeating the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 Tuesday at Canada Life Center.

Four Ducks – Alex Killhorn, Ryan Poeling, Tim Washe and Jackson LaCombe – lit the lamp for the Orange County team. Lukas Dostal made 13 saves in goal for Anaheim.

The Jets scored first, but the Ducks dominated the rest of the game. With the win, Anaheim is 36-25-3 (75 points) and is fourth in the NHL Western Conference and first in the NHL Pacific Division.
The next game for the Ducks is Friday in Montreal.

Lakers bite the T-Wolves: Back in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Lakers – still playing without the ailing LeBron James – rallied from a first-quarter deficit to post a 120-105 win on Tuesday night over the Minnesota Timberwolves at home.

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves each scored 31 points to lead the Lake Show, which is now 40-25 overall with three consecutive victories and six of seven wins.

They’re fourth in the NBA Western Conference (tied with the T-wolves) and first in the Pacific Division.

Reaves made up for a ice-cold first half with with a red-hot second half, scoring 29 points. Doncic had his 89th career triple double (he had 11 assists and 11 and 11 rebounds).

The Lakers will host the Chicago Bulls (27-38) on Thursday.