RECAP OF GAME 7 OF THE PACIFIC DIVISION FINALS

3 Kings at 1 Ducks

Game 7 of the Pacific Division Finals. Winner take all from Anaheim… and the Kings dominated in the spotlight one again. Improving their record in elimination games in the past 2 years to 7-1. Justin Williams, Jeff Carter and Mike Richards all scored for LA in an exciting 1st period. “We’re built for the playoffs, for sure,” Kings defenseman Drew Doughty said. “We struggled during the regular season. I don’t know the reason why, but we’re always ready for when it really counts.” Anze Kopitar, Marian Gaborik and Tanner Pearson also scored en route to 6-2 Kings dominating victory. Johnathon Quick came up huge for LA in the net with 25 saves and a 92.6 save percentage. The 2012 Stanley Cup champs jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the middle of the 2nd period and never looked back. “Really tough emotions right now,” said Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf, who scored one goal in the series. “They came out and played the way they can play. They know what they’re doing in these situations.” Ducks rookie goalie John Gibson let up 4 goals in the first 22:02 before being pulled for Jonas Hiller. “The first period was like men against boys, quite frankly,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “They were bigger, stronger, more determined. Everything we said we didn’t want to do, we did.”