Kings Fall In Latest Freeway Bout (AP)

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In a matchup of rookie goalies, the Kings’ Erik Ersberg made the most saves. The Ducks’ Jonas Hiller made the final, clinching stop.

Mathieu Schneider and Teemu Selanne scored for Anaheim during the shootout and the defending Stanley Cup champions beat the Kings 2-1 Wednesday night to earn a playoff berth.

Hiller, filling in for the ailing Jean-Sebastien Giguere, finished the tiebreaker at the end of six rounds when he blocked Brian Willsie’s shot. Dustin Brown had the only shootout goal for the Kings.

“It was a tough game,” Hiller said. “Everybody on our team did pretty well tonight. We got the two points and it’s great to be in the playoffs.”