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Local teams go 0-3 in arenas

ANAHEIM DUCKS lost on Tuesday night, as did the Kings and Lakers.

Local pro teams had a rough Tuesday night in the arenas, all posting losses.

In hockey action, both the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings had frustrating games on Tuesday, each losing by a single goal.

The Ducks fell 6-5 to the Vancouver Canucks in overtime and the Kings lost 2-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks.

At Honda Center, Anaheim built a 4-1lead after two periods, but were outscored 4-1 in the third. The winning goal was scored on a power play by Filip Hronek.

A.J. Greer scored two goals for the Orange County team; Jackson LaCombe had three assists. Goalie Lukas Dostal had 27 saves on 33 shots on goal.

With the loss, the Ducks are 5-6-1 and in fifth place in the NHL Pacific Division.

In the Windy City, the Kings also led early and lost late. Samuel Helenius put them ahead in the first period, but Chicago rallied with a single goal in the second and third periods to win the game.

The Kings have the consolation of winning three of five on a road trip and are in seventh place in the NHL Pacific with a 3-6-2 mark.

In a battle of unbeaten NBA teams, the Lakers lost a third quarter lead and fell to the Portland Trailblazers 136-129 at crypto.com Arena.

Trailing going into the fourth quarter, the Blazers outscored the Lake Show by eight points to improve to 3-0 and drop the home team to 3-1.

Luka Doncic scored 41 for the Lakers, followed by Austin Reaves with 26.

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