ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After waiting 20 years to meet in the playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks provided an overtime thriller in the opening tussle for Southern California supremacy. Marian Gaborik scored with seven seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and then scored 12:07 into the extra period to lift the Kings to a 3-2 victory Saturday night. Wresting home-ice advantage from the Ducks comes after the Kings staged a memorable comeback against San Jose, becoming the fourth NHL team to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games. "It was awesome. Really, it was what you expect," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "It was a physical game. I think the crowd really responded to that." Gaborik redirected Anze Kopitars shot past Jonas Hiller for the winner before being mobbed in the corner by his teammates. "We did a good job on the forecheck," Gaborik said. "The puck got to Kopi, he saw me driving to the net, and made a nice play. I just tried to tip it in." Gaborik "is a big reason that we won the first round, and if he hadnt finished some of those opportunities it would have only gone six," Sutter said. "If you look at both those goals, those are classic goals. You got to go to the net to score in the playoffs. "Doesnt matter if we pull the goalie, still got to go to the net. Not many guys can score those goals, but you still got to go to the net." Hiller said the Kings "suddenly had a 2-on-1 out of nowhere. It was a shot-pass that went off the post and off my back and in. Its too bad. We had a couple chances in OT to finish it, but at the end its still a 1-0 series. We need to focus on the next game and learn from this. We have room for improvement." The Ducks and their fans -- who got to chant "Beat LA!" for the first time in the post-season -- appeared poised for a win after 43-year-old Teemu Selanne beat Jonathan Quick between the pads for a go-ahead goal with 11:52 to play in regulation. It was the first goal and fourth point of the playoffs for the Finnish Flash, who plans to retire at seasons end. But the Kings pulled Quick for a sixth attacker with 1:22 left. In the closing seconds, Mike Richards took a shot from along the left boards, and Gaborik wristed the rebound past Hiller, who slumped in the net after giving up the tying goal. "They just threw it at the net," Hiller said. "I thought I got a piece of it, but it got up in the air and he batted it out of the air back door. We werent strong enough. We were too passive there." Gaborik also had an assist on L.A.s first goal of the night. Quick, who led the Kings to their only Stanley Cup championship two years ago, came up big several times in overtime. Even when he didnt, the Kings held off the Ducks. Quick got out of position during one wild scramble and defenceman Alec Martinez jumped into the net until Quick recovered. "Unbelievable. It was a little chaotic. Probably owe him dinner there," Quick said. Their rinks just 30 miles apart, the Kings and Ducks have played each other 117 times in the regular season since Anaheim entered the NHL as a Disney-backed expansion franchise in 1993. They even met at Dodger Stadium in January, with the Ducks winning 3-0. But never in the playoffs, until Saturday night in Orange County. Game 2 is Monday night at Anaheim. The Ducks advanced after beating Dallas in overtime in Game 6 of their opening series. Martinez scored his first goal of the playoffs on a power play 9:04 into the game, beating Hiller on the glove side with a backhander after taking a pass from Gaborik from behind the net. Nick Bonino was in the penalty box for hooking. Anaheims Matt Belesky tied it less than three minutes later after a beauty of an assist by Ryan Getzlaf. Getzlaf skated into the Kings zone and behind the net, drawing Quick out of the crease. He passed to Belesky in the slot, who put home a wrister before Quick could get back into position. It was Beleskys second goal of the playoffs. Getzlaf, who also assisted on Selannes goal, has nine points in the playoffs. Hiller, a veteran who came in and saved Game 6 against Dallas -- and beat the Kings at Dodger Stadium -- got the start over 24-year-old Frederik Andersen. Matt Carpenter Jersey . Which is to say, the top of this years draft class is not as dynamic or exciting as the 2013 class of Nate MacKinnon, Sasha Barkov, Jonathan Drouin and Seth Jones and its not as strikingly promising as the highly-anticipated 2015 slate of Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin. Steve Carlton Jersey . Tristan Jackson returned a missed field goal 129 yards early in the fourth quarter as the Roughriders beat the B.C. http://www.authenticcardinalspro.com/car...annon-jersey/.C. -- Al Jefferson knows few people will be giving the Charlotte Bobcats a chance to upset the Miami Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Chris Carpenter Jersey . - The Oakland Athletics say they are stopping negotiations to extend their lease at the Coliseum. Orlando Cepeda Jersey . Now Arizonas new manager is hoping Yasmany Tomas can have the same effect on the Diamondbacks.Andy Murray’s recent struggles are the result of fatigue due to his non-stop schedule, according to Leon Smith and Annabel Croft. Great Britains Davis Cup captain Smith has overseen Murray at the peak of his powers in the past six months but believes his exertions are finally catching up with him.A series of fine performances on the tennis court plus welcoming his first child have attributed to early eliminations at Indian Wells and the Miami Open in successive weeks, Smith believes. Theres not been many breaks. You certainly cant count having a child as a break! Theres a lot of changes going out and it will take time to adjust Leon Smith Theres so much going on his life, but also a snowball effect, he told Sky Sports News HQ. If you think back to the end of last year, with the Davis Cup final then only a few days off, then he went straight to Dubai for pre-season.He had a great run in Australia, reaching the final again, then suddenly a life-changing moment as Sophia arrives. Andy Murray smashes his racquet against his bag after being broken by Grigor Dimitrov Its a brilliant episode and chapter in his life but its a lot to take in. Then we have a Davis Cup tie against Japan which was extremely stressful - the match against Kei Nishikori took a lot out of him.To then travel a big distance out to Indian Wells and start this again - theres not been many breaks. You certainly cant count having a child as a break! Theres a lot of changes going out and it will take time to adjust. Watch Murray lose to Federico Delbonis Murray was beaten in three sets in Miami by Grigor Dimitrov in a third-round match, a week after a shock loss to Federico Delbonis in Indian Wells.ddddddddddddAnd Sky Sports expert Croft agrees that a poor showing against Dimitrov was due to his punishing schedule. Highlights from Murrays loss to Grigor Dimitrov Its an uphill struggle, hell be bitterly disappointed with the result because he had the lead in the final set, he was a break up, she said.It was a below-par performance from him, were so used to him grinding out performances like that.There were a lot of unforced errors - 55 for him, which is a lot for Andy. There was a lot of emotion, a lot of back-chat to the box. He admitted himself that wasnt great and he needs to find focus.I think generally he looked exhausted.Watch the Miami Open live on Sky Sports until April 3. 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