ANAHEIM –– The Ducks’ low-voltage offense and power play were on prominent display as they allowed the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks to complete a sweep in Southern California, with Chicago dispatching the Ducks, 4-2, in the Honda Center one night later. rallied to beat the Kings, 4-3.

Brock McGinn and Mason McTavish scored largely academic goals for the Ducks. Lukáš Dostál saved 24 times. McTavish’s tally was his first of the season.

Isaak Phillips, Teuvo Teräväinen, Seth Jones and Ryan Donato scored goals for Chicago. Connor Bedard led the Blackhawks’ orchestra with three assists, and former Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall added two more. Arvid Söderblom stopped 37 of 39 shots, taking advantage of Petr Mrázek’s solid goaltending just a day earlier.

Chicago stuck the dagger in the Ducks when Bedard lobbed a pass into the slot for a Philipp Kurashev one-timer that generated a rebound chased by a group of players before Donato drove it home with 2:17 left. McTavish would grab a rebound with four seconds left to make the final score more respectable.

Just as the enthusiasm began to wane in the arena, the Ducks broke through with the first goal of the third period for their first score of the game. Although Olen Zellweger’s pass initially eluded Ross Johnston, who earlier feuded with former Duck Pat Maroon, he slid it into the left circle to turn a broken play into a goal with a deft dish to McGinn. His second goal and Johnston’s first point of the season came at the 10:16 mark.

The second period evened out a bit, with the Ducks still generating possession and zone time at a slightly higher rate than Chicago, but with the Blackhawks extending their lead to three goals.

They made it two for two on the power play with 1:55 left in the middle frame. Bedard, who had been thwarted on two partial breakaways by Pavel Mintyukov’s back control and Dostál’s alert save, froze the defense by faking a one-timer before launching a saucer pass to Jones for a one-timer from the top of the left circle.

In the first 20 minutes, the Ducks had built an 11-1 shot lead, but Chicago’s second shot was dangerous and the third was deadly. Bedard’s shot from the short side was repelled by Dostál, but Chicago’s next trip to the zone made the score 1-0 in their favor.

Bedard hit the blue line with speed and launched a soft pass to the hard-skating Phillips, who fired a wrist shot under the crossbar, to the other side and through a formidable screen from Tyler Bertuzzi. Dostál didn’t even see the perfect shot.

Although the Ducks dominated the game analytically, they sank further when Alex Killorn’s fourth-period penalty led to a series of Chicago shots that would have made Al Capone blush.

Of the 11 shots Chicago had in the period, six of them came during the 1:40 of power play time. The sixth was a one-time shot from the right spot off Teräväinen’s faceoff that made it 2-0, a score that stood after the first half despite Trevor Zegras’ dangerous attempt in the final minute.