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ANAHEIM, Calif. . - Ryan Kesler jumped into the Freeway Faceoff with both skates, getting the puck past Jonathan Quick three times and leading the Anaheim Ducks to a thrilling comeback victory.Looks like the Ducks rivalry with the Los Angeles Kings is still sizzling from last seasons playoff meeting — and now it has a prominent new player.Kesler netted two third-period goals and scored again in the shootout, lifting the Ducks over the Kings 6-5 on Wednesday night.Ryan Getzlaf scored the tying goal with 1:39 left in regulation as Anaheim survived a dramatic finish to the Southern California rivals first meeting since the Kings beat the Ducks in seven grueling second-round post-season games last spring.After he caught his breath from matching his career-high with three points, Kesler knew he was in the middle of something special.It was intense and fun, said Kesler, who arrived from Vancouver in a major summer trade. It was two good teams going against each other. It kind of had the same feeling as the Kings-Canucks rivalry.Those clubs have a rivalry, all right — but this local derby is a bit bigger. The playoff series added real spark to what had been a purely geographical rivalry, and the regular-season series continues Saturday at Staples Center.People know what the rivalry is all about now, said Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau, whose club had dropped its last three games in shootouts. We never quit. I thought we played so hard. We kept coming back, and I think we got tired of losing in the shootout.Jakob Silfverberg got his first goal of the season and scored in the shootout for the Ducks. Jason LaBarbera made 14 saves for Anaheim after relieving Frederik Andersen, stopping Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar in the shootout.Anaheim won four straight in the regular-season rivalry last season. The Ducks then took a 3-2 series lead in the franchises first playoff meeting, but Los Angeles won the series with a blowout victory in Game 7 at Honda Center, which is routinely filled with thousands of Kings fans.Our fans were louder than theirs, theres no doubt about that, said Kings defenceman Drew Doughty, who had a goal and an assist. So that was a good feeling. That made it feel like a playoff atmosphere. Its a tough team to play against. Weve been battling with them for years, and were going to continue to battle with them this year. I think all of the games are going to be played that way.Marian Gaborik and Justin Williams scored third-period goals for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who blew a two-goal lead in the final six minutes of regulation.The third period got crazy after Kesler tied it with an early goal in the slot. Gaborik then put a wicked wrist shot past LaBarbera before Williams put the Kings up 5-3.But Kesler scored again with 5:40 left, and Getzlaf redirected a puck from Devante Smith-Pelly in front for the tying goal.Quick stopped 44 shots for Los Angeles, but Kings coach Darryl Sutter saw none of the entertainment value recognized by Boudreau.It was just a good pond hockey game, Sutter said. It looked like one of our preseason games. I dont think we had much energy and focus.In their first meeting since the Kings ended Teemu Selannes career, Kopitar opened the scoring with his first career penalty-shot goal. Doughty got his first goal of the season before Trevor Lewis chased Andersen, who whiffed on an innocent wrist shot by the Kings grinder.Anaheim stayed close with goals from Cam Fowler and Silfverberg. The Ducks outshot the Kings 31-12 in the first two periods.Corey Perry missed his fourth straight game, and defenceman Francois Beauchemin sat out his second straight for the Ducks. Both veterans were diagnosed with the mumps earlier Wednesday. Beauchemin was hospitalized to receive IV fluids.NOTES: Kopitar had missed on his two previous penalty shots in nine NHL seasons. ... Los Angeles hadnt scored on a penalty shot since Jan. 23, 2012, when Lewis did it against Ottawa. ... Defenceman Jamie McBain played 11:47 one day after signing with the Kings, who dont have the salary cap room to recall a prospect from the minors. . Jones took a beating, the worst one of his record reign, in a bout against Alexander Gustafsson that knocked the light heavyweight champion on the canvas for the first time in his career and put his belt in jeopardy. . -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are bringing back quarterback Chad Henne -- and making him the starter. . Returning to Davis Cup tennis, Federer cruised past Ilija Bozoljac, winning 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 in less than two hours. Federer faced little challenge from Bozoljac, who served well but still was no match for his Swiss opponent.A solid start by Matt Jackson, a homer by Reggie Abercrombie and another flawless save from Brendan Lafferty is a perfect recipe for the Winnipeg Goldeyes. Thanks to Jacksons effort and enough run support to stay ahead from start to finish, the Goldeyes defeated the St. Paul Saints 4-2 in front of 6,412 at Shaw Park on Wednesday night. With the win, the Goldeyes won their 50 th game of the season and improved to 50-32. It was Winnipegs third straight win and guaranteed them a series victory over the team thats chasing them for first place in the American Associations North Division. The Goldeyes now have a five-game lead over the 44-36 Saints and can sweep their seventh series of the year with another win on Thursday night. "This is the time of year when you want to be out on the mound," said Jackson, who only had one nervous moment in 6 2/3 innings of work. "Everybody is locked in right now and every game matters. This is when its fun." Jackson allowed only two runs on five hits before Gabe Aguilar, Chris Kissock and Lafferty came in to shut down the Saints. Brock Bond scored a pair of runs for Winnipeg, while Jake Blackwood drove in two and Abercrombie hit his team-leading 16 th homer off the year. . . Abecrombie and Bond were the only Goldeyes to have multi-hit nights. Winnipeg opened the scoring in the first inning when Bond led off with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch and then went to third on a passed ball. He scored on an RBI ground out by Jake Blackwood. The Goldeyes put up another run in the second when Reggie Abercrombie hit a line shot deep over the left field fence for his 16th home run of the season. The Fish made it 3-0 in the third, as Ryan Pineda led off with a walk, went to third on a single by Bond and scored on a fielders choice by Blackwood. But, St. Paul made it 3-2 in the fourth. With two out, Keith Brachold walked, Henry Wrigley singled and both scored on a double by Angelo Songco. The Goldeyes added a run in the eighth when Bond singled, went to second on a single by Blackwood, went to third when Kuhn hit into a fielders choice and scored when Casey Haerther grounded out. Jackson (9-6, 4.03 ERA) got the victory while Saints starter Robert Coe (5-7, 6.38 ERA) took the loss. Lafferty (2.42 ERA) picked up his fourth save of the season. The Goldeyes finished with four runs on 10 hits while St. Paul was held to two runs on just six hits. ' ' '

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