Toronto was determined to get retribution for Anaheim captain Radko Gudas taking out Leafs captain Auston Matthews in their last meeting. While the Ducks handled the emotion of that circus, Anaheim let the lead slip away in an eventual overtime loss. Leading goal scorer Cutter Gauthier left with an upper-body injury

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LOS ANGELES, -- The Los Angeles Kings defeated the St.

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