Recap: LaCombe Scores Twice as Ducks Defeat Kings in Preseason Opener

Jackson LaCombe scored twice, including the overtime game-winning goal, leading the Ducks to  a 3-2 victory over the rival Los Angeles Kings in Anaheim's 2023 preseason opener.

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LaCombe clinched the win for the Ducks just 37 seconds into the extra session, taking a pass from Chase De Leo at full stride and tucking a backhander between goaltender Jacob Ingham's legs.

Sam Carrick also scored for Anaheim. Brock McGinn added two assists.

Rookie netminders Calle Clang and Tomas Suchanek split the 60-plus minutes in goal for Anaheim. 

Francesco Pinelli and Alex Laferriere scored for the Kings.

Carrick scored Anaheim's first of the preseason and gave the good guys a 1-0 lead late in the first period, taking a centering pass from Nikita Nesterenko off the rush and tucking his shot between Ingham's legs in tight.

Entering his sixth year with the Ducks, Carrick tallied 3-4=7 points and 86 penalty minutes in 52 games last season.

Pinelli tied the game for LA with less than three minutes to play in the middle frame, beating Suchanek off right wing through the check of Drew Helleson.

The Kings would go ahead early in the third with a power-play goal, as Laferriere found open space in the slot and cashed in a set up feed by Charles Hudon.

Anaheim answered five minutes later when LaCombe joined the rush, accepted a pass from Wolff off right wing and then buried a snapshot past Ingham to the glove side.

LaCombe ended the action in the first minute of overtime, beating Ingham through the five-hole off the feed from De Leo.

The Ducks continue their eight-game preseason schedule Tuesday in San Jose.