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Jackman was one of six Anaheim players who scored goals Wednesday
night, and goalie Frederik Andersen made 30 saves as the Ducks
continued their home dominance over Calgary with a 6-3 victory.
The Flames (25-19-3) lost their 20th in a row at Anaheim. They last
won in Orange County on Jan. 19, 2004.
"I remember having a hard time in this barn," said Jackman, who was
traded to the Ducks on Nov. 21, 2013. "Back then, when I was playing
with Calgary, (the streak) was probably 10 or 11. It was something
we talked about, and you always wanted to be the team that stopped
it.
"It's a tough building to play in (for visitors). We hope to
continue to have success here."
The Ducks, a league-best 31-10-6, extended their winning streak to
five games and snapped the Flames' winning streak at four.
Andersen, who played despite being ill, earned his 26th victory of
the season and 46th in 62 career NHL appearances -- the best career
start by a goalie since Montreal's Bill Durnan earned his 46th win
in his first 60 decisions in November 1944.
"I wanted to try and play, and I was able to battle through it,"
Andersen said. "Everyone in the room battled for me. It was nice to
see. I just wanted to keep battling."
The Flames didn't make it easy, coming back from a four-goal deficit
to twice cut the Ducks' lead to two goals.
"I thought we had some good looks in the first period," Calgary
coach Bob Hartley said, "but our pucks didn't find the back of the
net, and theirs did.
"We stormed back in the second, and in the third, we kept pushing.
They're a great team, but we made it tough."
Ducks center Ryan Kesler scored into an empty net at 19:41 of the
third period for his 13th goal, ending his six-game point drought.
Calgary center Joe Colborne's fifth goal of the season, a rebound at
10:42 of the final period, cut the deficit to two goals less than a
minute after Anaheim center Ryan Getzlaf had made it 5-2 off a pass
from right winger Corey Perry. It was Getzlaf's 15th goal.
"You never feel real confident against a team like that, even with a
four-goal lead," Jackman said. "(The Flames) have a lot of
firepower, and they keep coming at you."
In the second period, Calgary center Sean Monahan cut the Anaheim
lead to 4-2 at 19:12, scoring off a pass from left winger Johnny
Gaudreau. It was the fourth consecutive game with a goal for Monahan
and his team-leading 15th.
At 11:13 of the second, center Mikael Backlund got the Flames on the
scoreboard with his sixth goal, pulling Calgary within 4-1. He put
in the rebound of a backhanded shot by left winger Lance Bouma after
Backlund won an offensive-zone faceoff.
Jackman made it 4-0 at 9:37 of the middle period, beating Flames
goalie Joni Ortio high glove side off a pass from left winger Rene
Bourque. That was it for Ortio, who was pulled in favor of Jonas
Hiller after allowing four goals on 11 shots. Ortio had won all four
previous starts this season.
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Anaheim jumped Ortio and Calgary for three first-period goals
while also killing off a pair of minor penalties.
Defenseman Ben Lovejoy made it 3-0 at 17:04, getting his first goal
of the season with a drive from the right point after center Nate
Thompson's faceoff win.
Left winger Patrick Maroon made it 2-0 at 14:59 with his fourth goal
-- and second in three games -- when he deflected Lovejoy's
right-point shot past Ortio.
Anaheim right winger Kyle Palmeiri opened the scoring with his ninth
goal, scoring from the left circle after a feed from behind the goal
by left winger Matt Beleskey. It was Palmeiri's third goal in the
past four games.
"I thought again we had some bad mental mistakes early," Flames
defenseman Mark Giordano said. "We had some breakdowns and they made
us pay. That's why they're in first place. They make you pay when
they get their chances.
"The bottom line is, you can't spot that team three goals. It's
going to be really tough to come back. I think we made a really good
push, but too big of a hill to climb."
NOTES: Anaheim D Clayton Stoner (lower-body injury) was a late
scratch after skating in the morning practice. He was replaced in
the lineup by Colby Robak, who hadn't played since Dec. 19. ... The
Ducks reassigned D Mark Fistric to Norfolk (AHL) after he cleared
waivers. He last played Dec. 22, then was a healthy scratch the past
10 games. ... Anaheim D Eric Brewer (foot, on injured reserve)
resumed skating, and he could be cleared to play as early as next
week. ... Calgary G Joni Ortio (4-0-0, 1.23 GAA before Wednesday)
made his fifth consecutive start. Veterans Jonas Hiller and Karri
Ramo are available, but the Flames were playing the hot hand in
rookie Ortio. Ramo was activated Tuesday after missing five games
because of an upper-body injury, but he was scratched as the third
goalie Wednesday. ... Calgary C Josh Jooris returned to action after
missing five games due to an upper-body injury.
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