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After a faceoff, Edmonton’s Mattias Ekholm jumped on a lazy backhand pass from Doughty near the Kings’ blueline, then fed Hyman alone in the slot.

Schneider extended the lead to 3-1 just 40 seconds after Panarin’s go-ahead goal when his floater from just inside the blueline beat Kuemper stick side.

They combined with veteran defenseman Cam Fowler and 22-year-old rookie defenseman Jackson LaCombe to score five points, key contributions from a rookie-heavy blueline corps that could accelerate the Ducks’ climb back toward respectability.

They’ve created blueline competition on the right-handed side as well by making a qualifying offer to Cale Fleury with third pairing defender Justin Schultz having just one year remaining on his deal.

The 6-foot-4, 207-pound Dumoulin, 31, who spent the past decade with the Pittsburgh Penguins and won two Stanley Cup titles, has the physicality to replace Soucy on the team’s third blueline pairing.