Photos: Kings vs. Ducks, Game 7
Kings center Anze Kopitar embraces Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne, who played his final NHL game in a 6-2 loss on Friday night at Honda Center in Anaheim. Selanne is retiring at age 43 after 23 seasons. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The Los Angeles Kings won the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal playoff series over the Anaheim Ducks with a 6-2 victory in Game 7 on Friday night at Honda Center.
Retiring Ducks winger Teemu Selanne fights back tears as he’s given a standing ovation by fans following Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Kings. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Ducks veteran Teemu Selanne is surrounded by teammates after the end of Game 7 against the Kings as they acknowledge perhaps the greatest hockey player to come out of Finland. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings center Trevor Lewis battles Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm (47) for the airborne puck next to Ducks center Nick Bonino in the third period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Kings defenseman Drew Doughty prevents Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne from firing a shot toward goalie Jonathan Quick in Game 7. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings left wing Tanner Pearson (top) skates toward teammates Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin after scoring the team’s final goal in a 6-2 victory over the Ducks. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick has the puck bounce off his mask as he makes a save in front of Ducks right wing Devante Smith-Pelly and teammate Drew Doughty (8) in the third period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Kings players (from left) Alec Martinez, Drew Doughty, Marian Gaborik, Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar celebrate after a goal in the second period of Game 7 against the Ducks on Friday night at Honda Center in Anaheim. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Kings right wing Marian Gaborik (12) skates away after scoring against goalie Jonas Hiller and the Ducks in the second period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf, being held back by Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, gets into the face of Kings goalie Jonathan Quick after he made a save in the second period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings defensemen Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty (8) try to keep Ducks right wing Jakob Silfverberg (33) and center Ryan Getzlaf away from goalie Jonathan Quick after he made a save in the second period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Ducks center Andrew Cogliano (behind goal) points to the puck after it has gotten past Kings goalie Jonathan Quick on a shot by Nick Bonino in the second period. It was Anaheim’s first goal of the game, cutting L.A.’s lead to 5-1. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (8) tries to clear the puck as Ducks defenseman Ben Lovejoy reaches for it following an Anaheim scoring chance in the second period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Ducks left wing Corey Perry fires a point-blank shot toward Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick in the second period of Game 7 on Friday night at Honda Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick covers the puck after stopping a shot by Ducks winger Corey Perry in the second period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick focuses on the puck in front of the crease after making a save in front of Ducks right wing Jakob Silfverberg in Game 7. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Ducks forward Corey Perry and Kings defenseman Alec Martinez crash to the ice alongside the goal as defenseman Matt Greene collects the puck in the second period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick snags the puck after a shot by Ducks left wing Jakob Silfverberg in the second period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick pokes the puck away from Ducks left wing Corey Perry to prevent a penalty shot in the first period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Kings winger Dwight King and center Mike Richards react after Richards scores a goal against John Gibson and the Ducks to make it 3-0 in the first period of Game 7 on Friday night at Honda Center. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Kings winger Dwight King (74) and center Mike Richards (10) begin to celebrate after taking a 3-0 lead on the Ducks following a goal by Richards late in the first period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings forward Jeff Carter breaks away from Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm after collecting a turnover in the first period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kings forward Jeff Carter flips a backhanded shot past Ducks goaltender John Gibson in the first period of Game 7 on Friday night at Honda Center, giving L.A. a 2-0 lead. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Kings forward Jeff Carter celebrates after scoring on a breakaway against the Ducks in the first period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Ducks goalie John Gibson stops a shot by Kings center Anze Kopitar in the first period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Ducks right wing Daniel Winnik loses his balance in front of Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick and defenseman Drew Doughty in the first period. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Kings center Mike Richards crashes to the ice after colliding with Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen in the first period. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)