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Getzlaf leads Ducks past Canucks in 3rd period
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Getzlaf set up Corey Perry's tying goal and Bobby Ryan's go-ahead score 1:18 apart in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks finally earned their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
Getzlaf had a goal and three assists in his first home opener as Anaheim's captain, and Jonas Hiller made 36 saves while keeping the Ducks close before an impressive third period by their talented top line.
Christian Ehrhoff scored a tiebreaking power-play goal for Vancouver early in the third period. But after Perry tied it by scoring on an open net, Ryan converted a 3-on-1 break against Roberto Luongo, who stopped 28 shots.
Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist for the Canucks. Sedin and Raffi Torres scored first-period goals 17 seconds apart as Vancouver largely dominated the first two periods of its road opener in a season with Stanley Cup aspirations.
The Ducks hobbled home to Orange County after losing three straight road games to open the season. The way they lost was even uglier: They were outscored 13-2 while giving up an astonishing 145 shots, most at the beleaguered Hiller.
Teemu Selanne scored his 607th career goal for the Ducks, who have yielded at least 39 shots in every game this season, but their third-period rally left Florida as the NHL's only team without a point.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Getzlaf set up Corey Perry's tying goal and Bobby Ryan's go-ahead score 1:18 apart in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks finally earned their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
Getzlaf had a goal and three assists in his first home opener as Anaheim's captain, and Jonas Hiller made 36 saves while keeping the Ducks close before an impressive third period by their talented top line.
Christian Ehrhoff scored a tiebreaking power-play goal for Vancouver early in the third period. But after Perry tied it by scoring on an open net, Ryan converted a 3-on-1 break against Roberto Luongo, who stopped 28 shots.
Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist for the Canucks. Sedin and Raffi Torres scored first-period goals 17 seconds apart as Vancouver largely dominated the first two periods of its road opener in a season with Stanley Cup aspirations.
The Ducks hobbled home to Orange County after losing three straight road games to open the season. The way they lost was even uglier: They were outscored 13-2 while giving up an astonishing 145 shots, most at the beleaguered Hiller.
Teemu Selanne scored his 607th career goal for the Ducks, who have yielded at least 39 shots in every game this season, but their third-period rally left Florida as the NHL's only team without a point.