Anaheim, CA (My Sportsbook) - Sami Pahlsson netted the game-winner in the third period and Jonas Hiller needed to make only 17 saves in notching his second straight win, as the Anaheim Ducks took the opener of a home-and-home set with the Los Angeles Kings, 3-1, at Honda Center.

Hiller was coming off a 2-0 shutout of Phoenix Sunday, improving to 10-6-1 this season as a solid second option to entrenched starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

Pahlsson, Bobby Ryan and Rob Niedermayer came up with the goals for Anaheim, which now has wins in three of its last five. Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger each had two assists. The Ducks finished a four-game homestand 2-1-1 and improved to 12-8-3 at Honda Center this year.

Kyle Quincey scored the lone goal for the Kings, who got 23 saves out of Erik Ersberg in a losing effort, their second in the last three games.

With LA's Dustin Brown off for elbowing, Scott Niedermayer sent the puck in front from the right circle and Pahlsson was in position to tip it past Ersberg at 9:45 of the third.

Hiller had to make only three saves in the final frame and Rob Niedermayer added an empty-netter to seal the win after the Kings pulled the goaltender with 1:09 remaining.

Ryan got things started with a one-timer from the low slot off a feed from Ryan Getzlaf, good for a power-play tally with 2:28 left in the first.

LA tied it up on a Quincey blast from the high slot with the man-advantage just 1:14 into the second.

Game Notes

Anaheim has won three straight and nine of its last 11 meetings with the Kings. The Ducks have also won five straight and nine of the last 12 at home in the series, as well as eight of their last 11 in Los Angeles, where the two teams will play again on Thursday...LA moved to 5-9-0 on the road this season and will return home for four straight.