In Anaheim Friday night, Frederik Andersen made 39 saves to shut out the Boston Bruins, 4-0.
Andersen was in for John Gibson who was benched by illness.
“He was outstanding tonight,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “Both goalies are pushing each other to be better every night, and when that happens you’re going to be successful.”
Ryan Kesler scored in Ducks win over Boston – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
For Andersen, it was a solid performance as the Ducks continue to push for the top spot in the Pacific.
“I just play,” Andersen said. “I just play to the best of my capability and give my best out there every time. That’s the most fun for me and everyone else in this room. We just want to do our best to help the team out.”
Jamie McGinn and Ryan Kesler scored in the first period and Hampus Lindholm and Rickard Rakell added goals in the third period for the Ducks.
“I thought their goaltender really stood tall when he had to,” Boston coach Claude Julien said. “We had as many chances and opportunities as they did tonight, but they cashed in and we didn’t.”
Jonas Gustavsson made 22 saves in the loss.
“It’s always tough to give up two goals that early,” Gustavsson said. “It gives the other team a lot of momentum. It’s an uphill battle, but I think we bounced back and had some good chances. We worked hard and we tried to stick to the game plan but tonight the puck didn’t bounce our way offensively.”
The Ducks head for Winnipeg for a date with the Jets.
“It’s always good to go on the road trip feeling good with a win, especially one that’s going to be as tough as this one,’ Boudreau said. “If you go in and you’d lost two in a row, then all of a sudden it’s a different mindset. But we have a better mindset going into Winnipeg.”
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