In Anaheim Wednesday night, the Ducks defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 302, for their ninth straight win to keep pressure on the Pacific Division leaders, Los Angeles Kings.
Jakob Silfverberg scored the winner in the skills competition.
“I didn’t think we played very good and you’ve got to give that other team credit because they played really good,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “And they kept coming and kept coming and it was just the fact that we’re getting a good will to win right now. That kept us going.”
Corey Perry’s PP goal forced overtime in win over Habs – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Corey Perry and newcomer Jamie McGinn scored for the Ducks in regulation who are now tied for the top spot in the Pacific with the Kings.
“It’s definitely good to get it out of the way quick,” McGinn said. “You don’t want it to take too long. You want to feel a part of the new team and contribute any way you can. I was just trying to keep it simple tonight. Keep my legs moving and be physical and be a presence in front of the net.”
Alex Galchenyuk had both of the Habs goals.
“Our team battled hard,” Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said. “We played against a good hockey team and we know we have to show a lot of character. I really appreciate the effort tonight.”
Perry’s goal came on the power play and the Canadiens faulted their special teams units for not protecting a 2-1 lead late in the game.
“They made us pay for it on their power play,” Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty said. “We knew they had a good power play and they were hot lately. If we had bared down, maybe we’d end up with two points. But I’ll take the energy and the game that we played. We really liked the way we played.”
John Gibson made 25 saves for the win and Mike Condon made 32 saves in the Habs loss.
The Ducks are now 10-0-1 in their 11 games.
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