Shattenkirk, Ducks spoil Doughty return, defeat Kings in shootout

LOS ANGELES --The Anaheim Ducks recovered after allowing three straight goals in the third period for a 5-4 shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on Tuesday.

Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist and scored the deciding goal in the shootout, and John Gibson made 30 saves for the Ducks (12-8-3), who won for the second time in six games following an eight-game winning streak.
"It's hard to walk out of road games with two points, but we're not naïve to the fact that there's some things we've got to clean up to try and play better hockey with the lead and continue to put pressure on teams and not sit back," Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler said. "Credit to them for throwing everything they had at us in the third, but we still do feel like there's some things we can clean up to maintain that a little bit better."

Alex Iafallo scored two goals, and Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Kings (9-8-4), who are 1-3-3 in their past seven games.
"Our quality or level of play hasn't fallen off dramatically. We haven't got the results," Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said. "Timely goals … timely defensive plays, maybe one on the power play would have helped somewhere along the line. But you got to find a way to get past close, and that's where we are right now."
Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had an assist and played a game-high 27:55 in his return after missing 16 games because of a knee contusion. He was injured on a knee-on-knee collision with defenseman Jani Hakanpää during a 3-2 overtime loss at the Dallas Stars on Oct. 22, and was originally expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
"After two shifts, I realized I still got it," Doughty said. "But I was a little worried before my first couple shifts, not going to lie. I haven't been nervous before a hockey game probably since my first NHL game, and tonight I kind of felt it."
Adrian Kempe brought the Kings within 4-2 at 7:56 of the third, redirecting Matt Roy's shot from the blue line.
Los Angeles looked to have made it 4-3 at 8:17, but a video review determined Carl Grundstrom used a high stick to knock down Sean Durzi's shot from the blue line before putting it in.
Iafallo and Dustin Brown then scored 26 seconds apart to tie the game. Iafallo tipped Doughty's shot to cut it to 4-3 at 15:08, and Brown put in his own rebound from close range to tie it 4-4 at 15:34.
"Things happen on the ice," Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. "If the other team gets close, they tie it up, they get within a goal, well, now you've got a choice to make. You can either get ready for your next shift, be ready for the next moment and be ready to go, or you can sit there and hang your head on the bench and be left in the past moments, and you're just going to get crushed. Our guys have been unbelievably resilient and excellent in those situations."

Troy Terry scored on a wrist shot from the left circle 13 seconds after a power play expired to put Anaheim ahead 1-0 at 10:43 of the second.
Iafallo tied it 1-1 at 13:29 when his shot from the slot hit the skate of Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale, skipped up in the air and tumbled in.
Shattenkirk put the Ducks back in front 2-1 at 17:53. He used Roy to create a screen on his wrist shot from outside the left circle, catching Quick by surprise.
Fowler scored a power-play goal on a wrist shot from the high slot to make it 3-1 at 2:27 of the third.
Isac Lundestrom was credited for his fifth goal to put the Ducks ahead 4-1 at 2:56 of the third when Roy tried to clear a rebound only for it to deflect in off Alexander Edler.
NOTES:Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf did not return after sustaining a lower-body injury delivering a check to Iafallo at 9:36 of the first period. Eakins said Getzlaf will undergo further evaluations Wednesday. … Terry got his 14th goal, moving into a tie with Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid and Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor for fifth in the NHL. … Durzi had an assist, giving him four points (one goal, three assists) for a three-game point streak to begin his NHL career. … Roy and Kings forward Anze Kopitar each had two assists.