Say what you will about the Anaheim Ducks but they are a resilient bunch.
On Saturday night, the Ducks defeated the San Jose Sharks in a gutsy 2-1 decision.
Jonathan Bernier made 33 saves in the win as the Ducks moved to within four points of the Sharks for the top spot in the Pacific Division.
“It’s another push,” Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “This is the team we’re chasing. You don’t ever want to let them know that we’ve given up. I’m sure they viewed it as a way to put us away for the year.”
Jakob Silfverberg struck for the go-ahead goal on a breakaway in the middle frame.
“I was fortunate the puck kind of bounced straight ahead,” Silfverberg said. “I kind of took a quick look over my left shoulder and I didn’t see anyone. I’m not sure where their other [defenseman] was. I knew I had a lot of time. I had a lot of time to think what I wanted to do.”
Bernier has been solid for the Ducks as a stand-in for John Gibson.
“Well, it’s huge obviously, playing on a back-to-back,” Bernier said. “We really showed tonight that our compete level was really high and we wanted it more than them.”
Patrick Eaves continues to pay dividends for the Ducks as he had a goal for the Ducks who improved to 38-23-11.
Logan Couture scored the lone Sharks goal.
“We generated a lot of chances,” Couture said. “I had multiple good looks.”
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The Sharks dropped to 42-22-7 with the loss as Martin Jones made 25 saves.
“I didn’t like our first 10 minutes, but after that I thought it was a playoff-type atmosphere,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “We had enough opportunities to get three or four tonight. We didn’t. That’s a credit to their goalie.”
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