Erik Portillo earns his 1st NHL victory in the Kings’ 2-1 win over the Ducks in the Freeway Faceoff

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Laferriere scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Erik Portillo made 28 saves to win his NHL debut in the Los Angeles Kings’ 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.

Laferriere had a goal and an assist, and Alex Turcotte also scored for Los Angeles in the 165th edition of the Freeway Faceoff rivalry.

Ryan Strome scored and John Gibson stopped 16 shots for Anaheim.

Strome opened the scoring early in the second, slipping behind Phillip Danault and converting a rebound for his fifth goal. Turcotte tied it eight minutes later on a 2-on-1 rush with Laferriere for his third career goal.

Laferriere then swatted home a rebound in the Ducks’ slot after Danault drove the net, scoring the 10th goal of the Harvard product’s second NHL season.

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