Anaheim 3, Calgary 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Dean Morton
Linesmen:
Mike Cvik, Mark Wheler
Attendance:
19289
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Ducks 3, Flames 2: Mathieu Perreault and Andrew Cogliano scored third-period goals as Anaheim rallied to post its franchise record-tying 22nd road victory.
Nick Bonino also tallied and defenseman Sami Vatanen notched a pair of assists for the Ducks, who also won 22 games away from home in both 2006-07 and 2008-09. Jonas Hiller made 32 saves and added an assist as Anaheim climbed within two points of first-place San Jose in the Pacific Division with two games in hand and four of St. Louis in the race for the Presidents' Trophy.
Brian McGrattan and Jiri Hudler scored for the Flames, who went 1-3-0 against the division-rival Ducks this season. Karri Ramo turned aside 31 shots.
Bonino opened the scoring during a power play with 63 seconds remaining in the first period as he carried the puck into the offensive zone and skated into the left faceoff circle before beating Ramo to the glove side. McGrattan forged a tie at 4:44 of the second, when the puck bounced in off of the enforcer after Kevin Westgarth deflected defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon's shot from the right point.
Calgary took the lead with 26 seconds left in the session as Hudler one-timed blue-liner Ladislav Smid's slap pass past Hiller from the right circle, but Perreault poked in the rebound of Vatanen's shot from the right point at 5:32 of the third to again knot the contest. Cogliano put Anaheim ahead to stay with 5:19 to play, burying a shot from the bottom of the left circle after Ramo stopped defenseman Stephane Robidas' blast from the right point.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Ducks also pulled within one victory of tying the club mark of 48 set in 2006-07. ... McGrattan set another career high with his fourth goal, eclipsing his total from last season. It was the seventh point of 2013-14 for the 32-year-old, who already had achieved a personal best with an assist against Nashville on Friday. ... Perreault's goal was his 16th of the season, matching his career high set in 2011-12 with Washington. It also was his third tally in four games.
Top Game Performances
Anaheim |
|
Calgary |
Sami Vatanen 2 |
Points |
Jiri Hudler 1 |
Nick Bonino 1 |
Goals |
Jiri Hudler 1 |
Sami Vatanen 2 |
Assists |
Ladislav Smid 1 |
Nick Bonino 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jonas Hiller .941 |
Save Percentage |
Karri Ramo .912 |
Jonas Hiller 32 |
Saves |
Karri Ramo 31 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Anaheim
|
34 |
3 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
9 |
26 |
Calgary
|
34 |
2 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
11 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Flames have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .465 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Ducks have a W/L % of .739 after a win and .500 after a loss.