Ducks Finish Rookie Faceoff Tournament with 4-2 Win Over Kings

The Ducks capped off the 2023 Rookie Faceoff with a win over the rival Kings, downing Los Angeles 4-2 in the tournament finale today at City National Arena.

With the win, Anaheim prospects finished the three-game slate at 2-1-0 and improved to 14-2-3 at the annual event since 2016.

Ben King, Leo Carlsson, Yegor Sidorov and Rodwin Dionicio scored for the Ducks, as the club finished with 11 goals and a +2 goal differential across the three games.

Training camp invite Tomas Suchanek earned the win in net for Anaheim, turning aside 29-of-31 Kings shots.

Anaheim opened the scoring for the third straight game, taking advantage of a Kings defensive zone turnover when King finished off a centering pass from Zellweger near the right point.

King collected two points (1-1=2) in three tournament games.

The Kings temporarily pulled even early in the second period with a power-play goal, using a crisp give-and-go passing play just inside the Anaheim blue line to set up former Ducks draft pick Sean Tschigerl for the tying goal in tight.

Anaheim would waste little time going back ahead though, scoring twice in less than three minutes to claim a two-goal cushion.

Carlsson put the Ducks back ahead with his first goal in an Anaheim sweater, fooling Kings netminder Erik Portillo with a sharp-angle shot off the rush on right wing.

The second overall pick in this summer's draft, Carlsson finished the tournament with three points (1-2=3) in as many games while centering Anaheim's top line.

Winger Carey Terrance collected the primary assist on the go-ahead goal, giving the second-round pick a team-best four points in his first Rookie Faceoff.

Sidorov then added to the lead after a costly Kings turnover right in front of their own net, allowing Sidorov time and space to make a move to the forehand and lift his shot over the sprawled Portillo.

Dionicio added a third-period insurance marker with 13 minutes to play, helping to seal what became an Anaheim 4-2 victory.

In total, 14 of Anaheim's 21 skaters recorded at least one point in the tournament.

The Ducks begin the on-ice portion of training camp Thursday, Sept. 21 at Great Park Ice.