Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Frederic L'Ecuyer, Brad Watson
Linesmen:
John Grandt, Tony Sericolo
Attendance:
17174
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Ducks 3, Oilers 2: Corey Perry scored a pair of third-period goals before setting up defenseman Francois Beauchemin's winning tally with 81 seconds to play as host Anaheim posted its second straight dramatic comeback victory.
Two days after erasing a four-goal deficit to beat Winnipeg in overtime, the Ducks notched their third straight win by digging out of a 2-0 hole to pull within one point of St. Louis for the top seed in the Western Conference. Frederik Andersen, making his third consecutive start, turned aside 30 shots as Anaheim opened a three-point lead over San Jose atop the Pacific Division and reached 50 wins for the first time in franchise history.
Defenseman Philip Larsen and Jordan Eberle scored for Edmonton, which lost for the sixth time in seven games (1-6-0) and failed in its bid to beat the Ducks for the second time in seven days. Viktor Fasth, who was acquired from Anaheim before the trade deadline, made 23 saves but was victimized for the three third-period goals in his first start since March 22.
Edmonton broke a scoreless deadlock during a power play with 3:56 left in the middle session as Larsen skated into the right faceoff circle and beat Andersen with a shot that appeared to clip Ducks defenseman Bryan Allen. The Oilers doubled the lead when Hall fed a cutting Eberle in front of the net for an easy conversion 2:51 into the third.
Perry started the comeback 37 seconds later by burying a shot from the slot immediately after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was denied twice by Andersen, who collected an assist on the tally. Perry then tied it with 8:35 left in the third by redirecting defenseman Stephane Robidas' shot from the right point for his 41st goal before dropping a pass that Beauchemin hammered past Fasth from the top of the left circle.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Perry eclipsed the 40-goal mark for the second time in his career and first since his 50-goal campaign in 2010-11. ... Nugent-Hopkins assisted on Eberle's tally to give him a career-high 53 points - one more than his total as a rookie in 2011-12. ... Ducks C Mathieu Perreault saw his point streak halted at nine games.
Top Game Performances
| Edmonton |
|
Anaheim |
|
Jordan Eberle 1 |
Points |
Corey Perry 3 |
|
Jordan Eberle 1 |
Goals |
Corey Perry 2 |
|
Taylor Hall 1 |
Assists |
Corey Perry 1 |
|
Philip Larsen 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Viktor Fasth .885 |
Save Percentage |
Frederik Andersen .938 |
|
Viktor Fasth 23 |
Saves |
Frederik Andersen 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Edmonton
|
32 |
2 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
15 |
27 |
| Anaheim
|
26 |
3 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
15 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Ducks have a W/L % of .735 after a win and .519 after a loss.
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Oilers have a W/L % of .346 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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