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After failing to record a point -- or even a goal -- on a brief road trip, the Los Angeles Kings return home to face the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in the season opener of their Freeway Face-off series at Staples Center.Los Angeles was 2-3-0 against Anaheim last season, including 1-2-0 at home. The Kings managed no more than two goals in each of the last four games.Los Angeles captain Anze Kopitar was held without a point in shutout losses at St. Louis and Chicago over the weekend, and has just two goals and four assists in nine games so far. He may see those totals increase versus the Ducks.He recorded a point in all five games of the season series, totaling a goal and six assists. Overall, he has six goals and nine assists in an 11-game points streak versus Anaheim, however, the Kings have gone just 3-4-4 in that span.Kopitar told the Los Angeles Times that the Ducks have nothing to hide when it comes to their style of play.I dont think there are any secrets to their game, by any means. They have a lot of good pieces. They play a physical game for sure, probably more so against us, because of that crosstown rivalry stuff, he saidIf goaltender Peter Budaj gets the start, hell try to avoid losing his third straight game. The journeyman turned away 50 of 53 shots, but the Kings (4-5-0) fell 1-0 to the Blues on Saturday and 3-0 to the Blackhawks on Sunday.Still, Budaj has enjoyed a rebirth this season, going 4-2-0 with a 1.99 goals-against average and .916 save percentage. Hes won all three games so far at Staples Center, allowing just seven goals on 72 shots.Just because of his experience at the American Hockey League level he was kind of a step ahead being able to read things, read releases, goaltender coach Bill Ranford told the Kings official website. Obviously at the NHL level everything happens a little bit quicker, shooters are a little better, so the detail part of his game has had to come to another level.Jonathan Quick is still expected to miss up to three months with a lower-body injury, but backup Jeff Zatkoff (groin) is scheduled to skate Tuesday, the Kings website reported.Anaheim (3-4-2) begins play in fifth place in the Pacific Division, one spot ahead of its Southern California rival.The games are heavy games, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle told the Times of the rivalry with Los Angeles. If you dont come prepared to play a physical brand of hockey, you can get lost on the ice surface against this hockey club.And as has been the case for the Ducks for many years, their scoring success has been paced by Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.Getzlaf leads Anaheim with seven assists and eight points while Perry is tied with Andrew Cogliano for the team high with four goals and also tied with Sami Vatanen for the team high with six points.Overall, Getzlafs production has slipped in recent seasons. The 31-year-old center had a career-high 87 points in 2013-14, but followed with 70 two seasons ago and 63 last season.Hes posted just one goal in his last six games against Los Angeles, however, his 19 goals in 60 games versus the Kings are Getzlafs most against any opponent.In recent matchups against the Kings, though, Perry has largely been a non-factor. In the previous six meetings during the Freeway Face-off, Perry has three goals and one assist -- all during a 4-2 on Feb. 28 in Anaheim.Perry has 23 goals, including five game-winners, in 60 career games against Los Angeles.If the Ducks start John Gibson in net, hell be looking to end some recent poor play away from home. Gibson is 3-3-2 with a 2.55 GAA and .907 save percentage overall this season, but just 1-2-2 when on the road with two losses coming in overtime.Gibson is 4-2-0 with a 2.19 GAA and .920 save percentage in six career games against Los Angeles.The Kings on Monday recalled veteran defenseman Rob Scuderi from Ontario of the American Hockey League after putting fellow defenseman Brayden McNabb on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. But the 37-year-old Scuderi, a Stanley Cup winner Los Angeles in 2012, was reassigned Tuesday.Bryce Love Youth Jersey . 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The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area.The year of the underdog keeps going from strength to strength.After Leicester City won the Premier League, Wales is now in the European Championship semifinals.Yes, Wales.The country of 3 million people that hasnt played in a major tournament since a goal from 17-year-old Pele put it out of the 1958 World Cup will now get to measure itself against Cristiano Ronaldos Portugal.It did it the hard way: beating Belgiums so-called golden generation of players -- again failing to live up to that billing -- 3-1 in a pulsating match on Friday.Here are five things to know from an astounding result in Lille.---SIGN HIM UP!Hal Robson-Kanus goal that gave Wales a 2-1 lead would have made Johan Cruyff, the master of the head-spinning turn, proud.And this from a forward who is out of contract at his club, Reading from Englands second-tier Championship.Quick, boss, sign him up!Collecting Aaron Ramseys cross from the right, Robson-Kanu sent three Belgium players -- defenders Thomas Meunier and Jason Denayer and Marouane Fellaini -- the wrong way with his hip-swiveling turn on a dime, dragging the ball around with him with his left foot.Having made that space for himself, he then coolly fired past Belgium `keeper Thibaut Courtois, again with his left, with all the ruthlessness of Lionel Messi.Robson-Kanu also scored Wales winner in a 2-1 victory in its opening European Championship game against Slovakia.Surely, hell not be without a club for long.---LAME LUKAKUWhile Robson-Kanu put away his chances, Romelu Lukaku squandered them.Among the defining images of Belgiums hot-and-cold Euro 2016 campaign will be the Everton striker with a pained look on his face, ruing another missed opportunity. His failure to have a big impact up front was a fatal weakness in a team bursting with the creative talent of Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne.The striker should have scored after seven minutes in Lille when, loosely marked by Wales captain Ashley Williams, he didnt react sharply enough to an inviting ball off a corner.Early in the second half, with Wales under sustained pressure, Lukaku found space in the Wales backline between Williams and James Chester and had time and space to power Meuniers cross past `keeper Wayne Hennessey. Instead, he mistimed his jump and headed the ball wide.Lame.At the other end for Wales, unheralded second-half substitute Sam Vokes showed Belgium how it is done: His perfectly judged glancing header off Chris Gunters cross secured the come-from-behind win for Wales.---WALES SHOWED CHARACTERRadja Nainggolans strike from 30 meters gave Belgium a deserved 1-0 leead after 13 minutes.dddddddddddd It was a hammer blow for the Welsh and the disappointment was etched into the face of its star, Gareth Bale.But the Welsh didnt wilt. If anything, falling behind galvanized Chris Colemans team. In a sustained passage of attacking play, they piled players forward.Belgiums players made the mistake of falling back, curbing the forward momentum that had so rattled and stretched Wales in the opening minutes.That Neil Taylor, a defender, nearly got Wales equalizer was a measure of how many Welsh players surged forward. Taylors shot off a cross from Ramsey drew a fabulous reflex double-handed save from Courtois.Six minutes later, Wales efforts paid off, with Williamss headed equalizer.It was deserved.---GOOD NEWS FOR GUNNERSArsenal fans will have liked what they saw from Ramsey, their midfielder, in his Wales shirt against Belgium.Easily recognizable in central midfield with his peroxide blonde hair, Ramsey was the go-between for many of Wales forward forays. He played a key role in Wales equalizer and in Robson-Kanus goal that gave Wales the lead in the 55th minute.For Wales first goal, Ramsey picked out Robson-Kanu on the right wing. The forward muscled past Denayer and won a corner. Ramsey took the kick and it was perfect, landing in the danger area just in front of Courtois.Admittedly, Belgiums marking was woeful, leaving Williams free to run in and stoop his header in.After a surging run, Ramsey also picked out Robson-Kanu with a cross for his goal.If he plays with such vigor and style for Arsenal next season, manager Arsene Wenger will be rubbing his hands in glee.--A COSTLY VICTORY?Unfortunately for Wales, Ramsey will miss the semifinal against Portugal after picking up his second yellow card for a second-half handball. The loss will deprive Wales of its most prolific passer against Belgium.Also suspended will be defender Ben Davies.On the bright side: When Wales players came home from the 1958 World Cup, they were greeted with no fanfare at all, according to Paul Peters book, The Road to 1958. When they arrived by train in Swansea, a ticket collector asked them if theyd been on holiday.After their history-making exploits in Wales first European Championship, there is zero danger of its players enjoying such anonymity this time.---John Leicester is an international sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jleicester(at)ap.org or follow him at http://twitter.com/johnleicester ' ' '