Ducks 3, Panthers 2 (SO)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Right winger Corey Perry scored his first goal of the season with five seconds to play, and the Anaheim Ducks earned a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night in front of 15,169 at the Honda Center.
Perry scored on a power play 35 seconds after Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell received a penalty for high sticking. Center Ryan Kesler's slap shot from the top of the slot was deflected to Perry, who converted from near the left-wing post.
After he scored, Perry fell to his knees with his arms raised, then fell backward in relief as his teammates mobbed him.
Goalie Frederik Andersen prevented Florida from winning in overtime when he used his left pad to stop a wrist shot from right winger Reilly Smith on a 2-on-0 breakaway with about 2 minutes, 52 seconds left in the extra period.
During the shootout, Anaheim forwards Jakob Silfverberg and Chris Stewart converted against Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo, who finished with 37 saves. Brandon Pirri scored on the Panthers' first attempt but after Vincent Trocheck shot wide, Andersen stopped Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau.
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead at 5:01 of the second period, when left winger Rocco Grimaldi scored his second career goal in nine career games and his first of the season. Right winger Quinton Howden began the sequence by stealing the puck from Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm along the right boards.
Howden passed to center Derek MacKenzie, who skated toward the net before passing behind himself. Howden let the puck go through his legs to Grimaldi, who converted a wrist shot that deflected off the left skate of Anaheim defender Kevin Bieksa and past goalie Frederik Andersen.
The Ducks tied the score nearly three minutes later. Stewart converted from the right circle for his second goal at 7:50, one second after Anaheim's power play ended.
But Florida regained a 2-1 lead about 10 minutes later. After Andersen made a stick save on Bjugstad's shot from the left circle, the rebound slid to defenseman Erik Gudbranson, who fired a slap shot from the right circle at 17:57 for his first goal.
NOTES: Florida scratched C Connor Brickley, D Steven Kampfer and LW Shawn Thornton. ... Panthers RW Jaromir Jagr, the team's leading scorer, returned after missing two games with rib and groin injuries. Jagr needs four goals to pass Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne and move into fourth place all time. Jagr also needs one power-play point to break a tie with Teemu Selanne for 12th place all-time. ... Panthers C Rocco Grimaldi, a native of Anaheim, played against the Ducks for the first time. Grimaldi collected Beanie Babies representing Selanne and Paul Kariya as a child. ... Anaheim scratched D Josh Manson. ... The Ducks placed LW Jiri Sekac on injured reserve Tuesday after he sprained his right ankle in the second period Sunday night in a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators. ... Ducks C Ryan Getzlaf (appendectomy) participated in an optional skating session Wednesday morning. No date is set for Getzlaf's return.