In Anaheim Monday night, the Ducks got a hat trick, his fist, from Jakob Silfverberg in a 7-1 rout of the New Jersey Devils.
“Every time something is a first, it’s special,” Silfverberg said. “Getting a hat trick is always something special, so I’m excited about it.”
Nick Ritchie, Andrew Cogliano, Ryan Kesler and Corey Perry also scored for the Ducks.
“Silfverberg and Kesler and Cogliano are hard to maintain,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “They make it happen and they make it tough for every line they play against. To see some goals and see them finally get rewarded, instead of just being checking, checking, checking, is a really good sign.”
Corey Perry had a goal in Ducks 7-1 thrashing of Devils – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
It was Boudreau’s 200th NHL win.
For Ritchie, it was his first NHL goal.
“At the time, it kind of seems easy when you just see it go in like that,” Ritchie said. “But, obviously, it’s not easy. It took a while. I’m going to remember that one.”
Keith Kinkaid got the start in the Devils net and was pulled in favor of Yann Danis. Kinkaid had given up six goals on 24 shots.
“We have to do a little better job in front of the net,” Devils defenseman Andy Greene said. “We have to be a little heavier on our sticks there, and when rebounds are out there, we have to make sure we have a man there and we’re getting a stick on it so they’re not getting second or third chances.”
Kinkaid made 18 saves in the loss.
“They have some big bodies. They had a great net presence,” Kinkaid said. “I have to fight more down low or over them to find these shots. They got a few rebounds right to them and put them in.”
Frederik Andersen made 24 saves for the win.
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