Ducks squeak past Hurricanes in shootout
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Corey Perry scored the lone goal in a shootout as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Sunday at PNC Arena.
Ducks goalie Ryan Miller made 34 saves, including nine in overtime. He stopped breakaways from Sebastian Aho and Victor Rask with less than two minutes left in overtime and then thwarted all three attempts in the shootout.
Anaheim (6-4-1) went to a shootout for the first time this season.
Defenseman Justin Faulk's slap shot with 1:27 left in the second period gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead on his first goal of the season.
However, with 4:48 to play in regulation, defenseman Jakob Silfverberg's first goal of the season allowed Anaheim to pull even.
Ondrej Kase and Derek Grant scored first-period goals for the Ducks, who were coming off Saturday's victory at Tampa Bay.
Jeff Skinner and Jordan Staal also scored for Carolina, which was trying to win in regulation at home for the first time in five outings this season.
Hurricanes goalie Scott Darling made 22 saves.
The Ducks lost captain Ryan Getzlaf to an upper-body injury in the first period.
The Hurricanes (4-4-2) gained momentum in the final minute of the first period, scoring on Skinner's power play goal with seven seconds left. The sequence began with Derek Ryan's shot off Miller's glove before the puck hit the post.
Silfverberg tried to clear it, but the puck hit off Skinner before landing in the net.
Carolina tied it with 6:27 remaining in the second period on Staal's goal after Aho delivered a pass after circling behind the net.
Anaheim opened the scoring when Kase converted off a faceoff pass from Nick Ritchie. Grant scored when he was left alone on a defensive breakdown, delivering the puck between Darling's pads.
The Ducks, who totaled 19 goals in their previous four games, bogged down for a long stretch after their efficient first period.
NOTES: The Ducks are 9-1-1 against Carolina in the past 11 meetings. ... The Hurricanes have gone consecutive games without being called for a penalty. ... With seven goals, Hurricanes C Jeff Skinner has the most goals through 10 games of a season in his career. ... C Janne Kuokkanen was in the Carolina lineup for the first time in seven games. RW Josh Jooris was a scratch. ... Hampus Lindholm is 10th in games played among defensemen in Ducks history with 306. ... Anaheim, which wrapped up a four-game East Coast road trip with a 3-1-0 record, returns home to face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes play Thursday night at Colorado to begin a two-game road trip.