Ducks win, Kings and Clippers lose, Psy sings

It was a busy night in local sports. The Anaheim Ducks opened the Stanley Cup playoffs with a win, 3-1 over Detroit. The Kings lost 2-1 in overtime in St. Louis, and managed to embarrass themselves: Kings goalie Jonathan Quick misplayed a puck behind his net and gave the Blues an uncontested shot for the winner. So the Ducks lead their series 1-0, the Kings trail in theirs 1-0.

In the NBA playoffs, the Clippers lost a third straight game to Memphis, 103-93, and now trail 3-2. They face early elimination in the next game. The Clippers won the first two games of the series.

The Dodgers won 6-2 at Dodger Stadium and also welcomed the Korean singing star Psy, on a night that the Dodgers' Korean pitcher, Hyun-Jin Ryu, started and got the win. Infielder Hanley Ramirez returned from injury, played shortstop and hit a home run.

The Angels lost 10-6 in Oakland and now are 9-17 this season — 28th out of the 30 teams in baseball. The story of the coming days will be whether the Angels fire manager Mike Scioscia.