Perry piles up three points as Ducks dump Caps
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Corey Perry had two goals and an assist to lead the Anaheim Ducks' 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night in front of a sellout crowd of 17,174 at the Honda Center.
Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler each added a goal and two assists for the Ducks (36-23-10), who moved into second place in the Pacific Division by two points over the Calgary Flames. Rickard Rakell also scored, and goalie Jonathan Bernier stopped 25 shots.
John Carlson and Marcus Johanssen scored for the Capitals (44-17-7), who compiled their longest losing streak since November 2014 with their fourth successive defeat. Goalie Braden Holtby made 27 saves.
Washington's Alex Ovechkin failed to score against an opponent at even strength for the 18th consecutive game, the longest such streak in his career.
Perry's first goal broke a scoreless tie 4:52 into the second period. Perry stole Lars Eller's outlet pass from the left corner, drew Holtby toward him and deposited the puck behind him.
About two minutes before Perry scored, Bernier made a big save. Washington's Tom Wilson accelerated past defenseman Kevin Bieksa to create a one-on-one matchup with Bernier. But the goalie used his right leg pad to block Wilson's backhand at the left post.
Anaheim built a 3-0 lead when Perry and Rakell scored within 28 seconds in the middle of the second period. Perry deflected Ryan Kesler's wrist shot from the top of the slot inside the right post at 9:21 for his 14th goal of the season.
Then at 9:49, Rakell scored his team-leading 29th goal. After Ryan Getzlaf won a draw at the right faceoff circle in the Capitals' zone, Rakell swept a shot from that circle inside the right post.
Carlson used a power-play goal to narrow the deficit to 3-1. Justin Williams began the scoring sequence by winning the puck from the Ducks' Hampus Lindholm and Josh Manson at the left corner in Anaheim's zone.
Williams sent a short pass to Nicklas Backstrom, who passed quickly to Carlson at the top of the right circle. Carlson fired a slap shot between Bernier's legs for his seventh goal of the season and his first in 12 games.
Getzlaf extended Anaheim's lead to 4-1 by converting a shot inside the left post on a power play 4:27 into the third period for his 13th goal. But 30 seconds later, Johanssen scored his 22nd of the season and the 100th of his career. Kesler's 20th goal ended the scoring at 12:42.
NOTES: Washington D Kevin Shattenkirk began serving his two-game suspension Sunday for charging into Los Angeles Kings D Kevin Gravel on Saturday night. ... The Capitals also scratched D Taylor Chorney. ... Anaheim C Antoine Vermette returned to the lineup following a 10-game suspension for slashing linesman Shandor Alphonso on Feb. 14. ... Ducks LW Nick Ritchie also returned after missing the team's two-game road trip. ... Ducks G John Gibson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, the club announced before the game. ... Besides Gibson, the Ducks scratched RW Jared Boll, D Korbinian Holzer and C Chris Wagner. ... The Ducks recalled G Jhonas Enroth from San Diego (AHL). ... The Ducks commemorated the 10th anniversary of their Stanley Cup victory with a one-hour pre-game ceremony featuring video highlights and live interviews with players from that team.