ANAHEIM DUCKS won Vancouver; Los Angeles Kings lost to Calgary (Shutterstock).
It was a split decision for Los Angeles-Orange County ice hockey fans on Tuesday night.
The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-3, but the Los Angeles Kings fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Calgary Flames, both on the road.
The Ducks got two goals from Mikael Granlund, while John Carlson contributed two assists. Lukas Dostal had 27 saves on 30 shots-on-goal.
With the win, the Ducks are 40-27-4, good for 84 points and first place in the NHL Pacific Division, five points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers (36-28-9, 79 points). In Western Conference play, Anaheim is in fourth place, with the Colorado Avalanche in first and having clinched a playoff spot.
Next up for the Ducks is a game Thursday at Calgary.
For the Kings, Quinton Byfield scored twice, but the home team had the last word on Yugar Sharangovich’s goal in the fourth round of the shootout.
The Kings are 27-5-18, worth 74 points. That puts them in fourth place in the NHL Pacific Division and ninth place in the Western Conference.
They will next be in action on Thursday in Vancouver.
