Jamie McGinn scored on his Ducks debut, while Jakob Silfverberg got the only goal in the shootout as Anaheim beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday night for their ninth consecutive victory.
Corey Perry scored the tying power-play goal with 9 minutes, 9 seconds to play for the Ducks, who have won 18 of 21 to streak into a first-place tie with Los Angeles atop the Pacific Division.
John Gibson stopped 25 shots and all three Montreal shootout attempts with relative ease.
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Alex Galchenyuk scored two goals and Mike Condon made 32 saves for the Canadiens, who lost their second straight to open a West Coast road trip.
CAPITALS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2
Matt Niskanen and the NHL’s top power play unit cashed in as the Washington Capitals outlasted the youthful and outclassed Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Capitals reached 98 points for the season and matched the 1995-1996 Detroit Red Wings for the most victories through 63 games, with 47. The Maple Leafs remained in last place in the league, with 52 points.
Niskanen’s winner came after Washington relinquished a 2-0 lead built on goals by Taylor Chorney and Alex Ovechkin. Nikita Soshnikov scored his first NHL goal, while Colin Greening scored his second of the season for the Maple Leafs.
BLACKHAWKS 5, RED WINGS 2
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist 1 minute, 24 seconds apart on power plays in the second period, while Artemi Panarin scored twice to help the Chicago Blackhawks rout the Detroit Red Wings.
Kane finished with three points, extending his NHL-leading total to 88 to match his career high set during the 2009-2010 season.
Corey Crawford did not give up a goal until midway through the third period when Brad Richards scored. Gustav Nyquist had Detroit’s other goal.
Andrew Ladd restored a three-goal lead in the third period in his second game back with the Blackhawks. Panarin scored his second goal 35 seconds later. Brent Seabrook also scored for Chicago.
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