"The Ducks hadn't been much better, though, having won just two of their last seven to give up their lead in the Pacific Division. But the league rules said somebody had to win Saturday and that proved to be the Kings, who rode a four-goal first period and Alex Laferriere's first career hat trick to a dominant 6-1 victory that wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicated."
"Drew Doughty put the Kings in front to stay just three minutes after the opening faceoff, finding open ice on the edge of the crease, where he took a pass from Quinton Byfield and deflected it past Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal. The second assist on the goal went to former Duck Corey Perry. Trevor Moore doubled the lead less than a minute later, redirecting in a feed from Brian Dumoulin in the left circle."
"That didn't work, with Laferriere blasting a one-timer by Dostal from just outside the crease to make it 3-0 with 9:39 left in the first period. When Byfield scored on a power play in the final minute, the Kings had their first four-goal period of the season and their first four-goal game in nearly three weeks. After being booed off the ice at the end of their last game, a 3-2 loss to Seattle on Wednesday, the Kings left to cheers for the first intermission."
The Kings entered the game after losing six of seven and scoring just 11 goals during that stretch. The Ducks had won only two of their last seven and had surrendered their Pacific Division lead. The Kings erupted with a four-goal first period, including goals from Drew Doughty, Trevor Moore and Alex Laferriere. Quinton Byfield added a power-play goal late in the period. Laferriere completed his first career hat trick with a third-period goal to finish a 6-1 victory. The Ducks outshot the Kings in the second period but managed only a Mason McTavish power-play goal.
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