In Newark Sunday night, the Anaheim Ducks worked goals from Ryan Kesler and Francois Beauchemin to support a 2-1 win over the host New Jersey Devils.
John Gibson had 26 saves in Ducks win over Devils – file photo by Brent Clark
“It was nice to see us just stick with things tonight,” Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “A lot of us didn’t have our best game, for sure. Our goaltender played great and we found a way to win. That’s what you need to do right now.”
For the Ducks it was just another day on the ice with a one-goal win.
John Gibson made 26 saves for the win.
“You can do all the talking you want, but if you don’t go out there and prove it, it doesn’t mean anything,” Gibson said. “We just said enough talking. We need to go out there and play and that is what we did.”
The Ducks finished the five-game road trip with three straight win after losing two dreadful matches to start the trip.
“You need to win games on the road and be good at home and now our test is going back home and making that building a tough place to go into heading into the playoffs,” said Kesler, who scored the game-opening goal and created havoc around the net on the winner. “We just want to finish season strong and go in on a high note.”
The Devils are just playing out the season now having been eliminated from the post season.
“It certainly is not a good feeling by any means,” said co-coach Lou Lamoriello, who is also the general manager. “It’s a reality, and right now you can’t dwell on it.”
It is the third straight season the Devils have missed the playoffs.
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