Ducks Reclaim 1st Place

April 2, 2017

The Ducks got a goal from Logan Shaw with just over 3 minutes left on Sunday to defeat the Flames 4-3 in Alberta.  The win put Anaheim back in 1st place in the Pacific Division.

Patrick Eaves, Jakob Silfverberg and Korbinian Holzer also scored for the Ducks.  Ryan Kesler had three assists, while Jonathan Bernier made 18 saves to improve to 10-0-2 in his past 12 games.

The Flames got a pair of goals from Kris Versteeg, and one from Michael Frolik.  Brian Elliott made 30 saves in the loss.

Shaw’s game-winning goal was just his 3rd of the season, and came after he pounced on a rebound right in front of Elliott.

The Ducks took a 3-2 lead late in the 2nd period when Holzer took a pass from Getzlaf and snapped a shot past Elliott.  However, Frolik tipped in a shot from the point at the 5:42 mark of the 3rd to tie the game at 3-3.

Anaheim jumped out to a 2-0 lead after Eaves scored on the power play midway through the 1st period, followed by Silfverberg’s goal with under a minute left in the 1st period.  Versteeg helped the Flames tie up with two power play goals just over 6 minutes apart.

The Ducks and Flames will meet again on Tuesday at the Honda Center, as both teams continue to fight for playoff seeding, and tune up before the start of the postseason.

 

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