Ducks rally late, top Hurricanes in shootout
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ryan Getzlaf and Ondrej Kase scored in a shootout as the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 6-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night at the Honda Center.
Goalie John Gibson stopped 29 shots in regulation and overtime, and used his right leg pad to block Jeff Skinner's shootout attempt to secure the victory for the Ducks (13-9-5). Corey Perry added his first goal in 18 games, and Stefan Noesen scored his first NHL goal in his third career game.
Teuvo Teravainen scored twice for the Hurricanes (10-10-6), who received 33 saves from Cam Ward in losing their sixth successive road game.
The Ducks scored twice within 1:31 late in the third period to force a 5-5 tie. Nick Ritchie scored his sixth goal by redirecting Cam Fowler's slap shot from the blue line with 3:59 remaining.
Then with 2:28 left in regulation, Perry ended a streak of 18 consecutive games without a goal by earning his fifth on a shot from the right circle.
Anaheim had a power play for the final 13 seconds of the third period and the first 1:47 of overtime after Carolina's Victor Rask received a high-sticking penalty.
In the middle of the second period, the Hurricanes scored twice in a span of 1:25 to break a 1-1 tie. Jay McClement gave Carolina its first lead with his first goal at 8:45.
Derek Ryan banked the puck off the right boards from his own end to Skinner at the Ducks' blue line. Skinner passed to McClement, who beat defenseman Shea Theodore and lifted a backhand inside the left post.
A similar play extended the visitors' lead to 3-1 at 10:10 of the second period. Lee Stempniak freed Sebastian Aho for a breakaway with a long pass from left boards in the Hurricanes' end. After faking to his backhand, Aho shot the puck under Gibson's right leg pad.
Noesen narrowed the deficit to 3-2 by converting a wrist shot from the top of the slot at 13:52 of the second period. However, Brent Pesce re-established Carolina's two-goal lead with a slap shot inside the blue line for his first goal of the season 4:46 into the final period.
Ryan Kesler redirected Andrew Cogliano's shot at 8:21 of the third period for his team-leading 12th goal. One minute later, Teravainen converted a wrist shot for his seventh goal, putting Carolina on top 5-3.
Cogliano's seventh goal gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead at 16:57 of the first period. Kesler began the scoring sequence by stealing the puck at the left boards and passing it to Jakob Silfverberg in the left corner.
Silfverberg quickly passed to Cogliano, who one-timed a shot in front of the crease that Ward blocked. Cogliano then backhanded the rebound between Ward's legs.
Anaheim's Sami Vatanen received a tripping penalty one minute later, and Teravainen exploited the ensuing power play to tie the score with 38 seconds left in the first period.
Justin Faulk's cross-ice pass from the left wing inside the blue line hit Jaccob Slavin in the right skate and deflected to Teravainen, who dragged a wrist shot from the right circle off the crossbar.
NOTES: Carolina scratched D Klas Dahlbeck, C Elias Lindholm and D Ryan Murphy. ... The Hurricanes had scored no more than two goals in each of their previous seven road games. ... Hurricanes C Victor Rask needs one point to reach 100 for his career. He had a minus-2 rating and no points Wednesday. ... Anaheim scratched RW Jared Boll, D Korbinian Holzer and LW Rickard Rakell (upper-body). ... The Ducks recalled RW Stefan Noesen from AHL San Diego and sent C Chris Wagner to the same club.