Perry
piles up three points as Ducks dump Caps
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[March 13, 2017]
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- As the
Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin extended his offensive slump, the
Anaheim Ducks' Corey Perry continued recovering from his own
ineffective stretch.
Perry recorded two goals and an assist to lead the Ducks to a 5-2
win over the Capitals on Sunday night in front of a sellout crowd of
17,174 at the Honda Center.
After scoring just twice in a 17-game span, Perry now has three
goals in his past three games.
"It was starting to come," Perry said. "It's all about going out and
getting the puck, moving my feet, playing my game and doing the
little things. It's a matter of time."
Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler each added a goal and two assists for
the Ducks, who moved into second place in the Pacific Division by
two points over the Calgary Flames. Rickard Rakell also scored for
Anaheim (36-23-10), and goalie Jonathan Bernier stopped 25 shots.
As a result, Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle earned his 400th career
victory.
"I thought we were playing really well," Perry said. "We were
getting pucks to the net, getting traffic, and we're limiting our
turnovers, which is what you have to do, especially against a team
like that."
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Meanwhile, Ovechkin failed to score against an opponent at even
strength for the 18th consecutive game, the longest such streak of
his career. Ovechkin has no goals in his past 10 games.
"There will be a lot made of him not scoring lately," Washington
coach Barry Trotz said, "but he's skating and maybe he's playing
better than he has in the long stretches where he was scoring this
year. I know that he's worked hard on skating. He's getting chances,
he's dangerous, and he's being hard to play against. It'll come."
John Carlson and Marcus Johansson scored for the Capitals, who took
their fourth successive defeat, the team's longest losing streak
since November 2014. Washington (44-17-7) got 27 saves from goalie
Braden Holtby.
"We get slapped in the face a lot during the year," Carlson said.
"You can pout about it or you can get over it and get better."
Perry's first goal broke a scoreless tie 4:52 into the second
period. Perry stole Lars Eller's outlet pass from the left corner,
drew Holtby toward him and deposited the puck behind him.
"That's the Corey Perry of old, coming out of the corner and finding
a way to drive to the net," Carlyle said. "He's got a good set of
hands, and he can make plays like that."
About two minutes before Perry scored, Bernier made a big save.
Washington's Tom Wilson accelerated past defenseman Kevin Bieksa to
create a one-on-one matchup with Bernier. However, the goalie used
his right leg pad to block Wilson's backhand at the left post.
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Ducks right wing Corey Perry (10) moves the puck in for a shot on
goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period at
Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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Anaheim built a 3-0 lead when Perry and Rakell scored
within 28 seconds in the middle of the second period. Perry
deflected Ryan Kesler's wrist shot from the top of the slot inside
the right post at 9:21 for his 14th goal of the season.
Then at 9:49, Rakell scored his team-leading 29th goal. After Ryan
Getzlaf won a draw at the right faceoff circle in the Capitals'
zone, Rakell swept a shot from that circle inside the right post.
Carlson used a power-play goal to narrow the deficit to 3-1. Justin
Williams began the scoring sequence by winning the puck from the
Ducks' Hampus Lindholm and Josh Manson at the left corner in
Anaheim's zone.
Williams sent a short pass to Nicklas Backstrom, who passed quickly
to Carlson at the top of the right circle. Carlson fired a slap shot
between Bernier's legs for his seventh goal of the season and his
first in 12 games.
Getzlaf extended Anaheim's lead to 4-1 by converting a shot inside
the left post on a power play 4:27 into the third period for his
13th goal. Just 30 seconds later, Johansson scored his 22nd of the
season and the 100th of his career. Kesler's 20th goal ended the
scoring at 12:42.
NOTES: Washington D Kevin Shattenkirk began serving his two-game
suspension Sunday for charging into Los Angeles Kings D Kevin Gravel
on Saturday night. ... The Capitals also scratched D Taylor Chorney.
... Anaheim C Antoine Vermette returned to the lineup following a
10-game suspension for slashing linesman Shandor Alphonso on Feb.
14. ... Ducks LW Nick Ritchie also returned after missing the team's
two-game road trip due to an upper-body injury. ... Ducks G John
Gibson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. ... Besides Gibson,
the Ducks scratched RW Jared Boll, D Korbinian Holzer and C Chris
Wagner. ... The Ducks recalled G Jhonas Enroth from AHL San Diego.
... The Ducks commemorated the 10th anniversary of their Stanley Cup
victory with a one-hour pregame ceremony featuring video highlights
and live interviews with players from that team. [© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All
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