Ducks 2, Blackhawks 1
Red-hot Corey Perry scored a pair of third-period goals to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
Ray Emery made 27 saves to improve to 4-0-0 as the Ducks (42-28-5) won for the fifth time in six games and leapfrogged Chicago (40-26-8) for the No. 7 slot in the Western Conference.
Perry’s goals - at 1:07 and 15:30 - were the seventh and eight in his last five games and pushed him past Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos for the league lead with 44.
Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan each had a pair of assists as Anaheim snapped the Blackhawks’ six-game home winning streak.
Marian Hossa scored and Corey Crawford turned aside 23 shots for Chicago, which fell to 11-3-2 in its last 16 games.
The Ducks moved one point ahead of the Blackhawks and three behind Los Angeles and Nashville for fifth in the West.