Anaheim 6, NY Rangers 0
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 10, 2013
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
Mike Cvik, John Grandt
Attendance:
17179
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Ducks 6, Rangers 0: Jakob Silfverberg continued his scoring surge with a pair of goals and Jonas Hiller turned aside 34 shots for his 17th career shutout as Anaheim convincingly claimed its home opener.
Dustin Penner and Daniel Winnik collected a goal and an assist apiece as the Ducks won their third straight following a lopsided 6-1 season-opening loss to Colorado. Captain Ryan Getzlaf and Saku Koivu also tallied and veteran Teemu Selanne, Corey Perry and Mathieu Perreault each notched a pair of assists in the rout.
Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves) was battered in the second straight game for the Rangers, who were on the wrong end of a 9-2 decision at San Jose on Tuesday. The Swede made an early exit in that contest after yielding four goals.
After Getzlaf opened the scoring at 5:06 of the first period, Silfverberg doubled the advantage just over four minutes later by depositing a centering feed from Selanne between the pads of Lundqvist. Winnik capped the first-period uprising 2:19 later, when his shot from the right point sailed over the shoulder of the netminder.
Anaheim tacked on three more in the second - highlighted by Silfverberg netting his fourth goal in as many games as he buried a long rebound 1:27 into the period.
GAME NOTEBOOK: New York LW Rick Nash returned home prior to the contest, ensuring that he also will miss Saturday's contest in St. Louis as he deals with a head injury. Nash was on the receiving end of an illegal check from San Jose D Brad Stuart, who was suspended three games for the incident. ... All was not rosy for Anaheim, which saw Perreault exit with an upper-body injury and Penner with a lower-body ailment. ... Ducks RW Emerson Etem returned from a lower-body injury to make his season debut.
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
Anaheim |
|
N/A |
Points |
Jakob Silfverberg 2 |
|
N/A |
Goals |
Jakob Silfverberg 2 |
|
N/A |
Assists |
Mathieu Perreault 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Henrik Lundqvist .838 |
Save Percentage |
Jonas Hiller 1.000 |
|
Henrik Lundqvist 31 |
Saves |
Jonas Hiller 34 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
34 |
0 |
0-2 |
6-6 |
34 |
29 |
| Anaheim
|
37 |
6 |
0-6 |
2-2 |
16 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Ducks have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Rangers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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