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Kings Top Rival Ducks In Opener

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The Associated Press

Published: September 30, 2007

LONDON - With a touch of an English accent, the NHL opened its season in unfamiliar territory Saturday - and the Kings ruled.

The Los Angeles Kings got two power-play goals from Mike Cammalleri and one from Rob Blake in a 4-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks - the first time the NHL played a regular-season game in Europe.

The game at O2 Arena did not get off to the smoothest of starts. After the singing of the American and British national anthems, the lights failed to come back on. The players skated around, but were told to head back into the locker rooms. The lights slowly returned, and the players did as well after 10 minutes.

This is the fourth time the league has opened its season outside North America, the other times in Japan (1997, 1998 and 2000). The two California teams will play the second of the home-and-home series today in London.

Second Period-2, Los Angeles, Blake 1 (Kopitar, Brown), 10:15 (pp). Penalties-Visnovsky, LA (holding), 3:25; Hnidy, Ana (delay of game), 6:39; Hnidy, Ana (boarding), 9:20; Ivanans, LA (interference), 11:05; Johnson, LA (roughing), 15:02; Niedermayer, Ana (roughing), 15:02.

Third Period-3, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 2 (Preissing, Kopitar), 1:10 (pp). 4, Anaheim, Ryan 1 (Pronger, Beauchemin), 13:09 (pp). 5, Los Angeles, Handzus 1 (O'Sullivan), 19:34 (sh-en). Penalties-Pronger, Ana (tripping), :18; Kopitar, LA (hooking), 6:35; Frolov, LA (tripping), 12:16; Stuart, LA (cross-checking), 19:06; Marchant, Ana (boarding), 19:44.

Shots on Goal-Anaheim 7-10-10-27. Los Angeles 7-7-7-21.

Power-play opportunities-Anaheim 1 of 8; Los Angeles 3 of 8.

Goalies-Anaheim, Bryzgalov 0-1-0 (20 shots-17 saves). Los Angeles, Bernier 1-0-0 (27-26).

A-NA. T-2:24.

Referees-Dave Jackson, Michael McGeough. Linesmen-Pierre Champoux, Mark Wheler.

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