Anaheim unable to overcome early second double, can't generate enough against stout Los Angeles defense.
With the Pacific Division hanging in the balance, the depth proved the difference.
A pair of goals in rapid succession turned the game as the Anaheim Ducks fell 2-1 to the Los Angeles Kings Thursday night at STAPLES Center.
Anaheim was dealt even more bad fortune in the pregame warmups, with defenseman Sami Vatanen a late scratch due to the flu. He became the fifth everyday skater out of the lineup for the game, forcing a late insertion of Korbinian Holzer and jumbling along the backed.