In Anaheim, Corey Perry scored a hat trick to lead the Ducks past the Los Angeles Kings Sunday night.
“That was a playoff game out there today,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “Both teams really played like it. These teams don’t like each other. It was really like a playoff game.”
The Ducks offense clicked Sunday with three power play goals on five chances.
“You’re just trying to help the team win,” Perry said. “I had some good bounces tonight. Those are bounces that you need to succeed.”
Corey Perry’s hat trick led Ducks past Kings – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
John Gibson made 27 saves for the Ducks in the win.
“We had three power-play goals, so our power play was working tonight,” Perry said. “It’s a close-checking game out there when you play those guys. It’s a man’s game. You have to be ready to play.”
Jonathan Quick had 25 saves in the loss.
The Kings got goals from Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson.
“We take too many penalties,” Kings forward Anze Kopitar said. “We can definitely be sharper on the penalty kill. Our game overall has to be better if we want to beat this team.”
Anaheim has scored power play goals in the eight straight games and improved to 34-19-8 on the season.
“He (Perry) did a great job showing up in a great game,” Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “He’s been really good as of late. It was nice to see him get rewarded.”
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