Anaheim 5, Nashville 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 8, 2014
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Dennis LaRue, Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs, Don Henderson
Attendance:
17139
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Ducks 5, Predators 2: Captain Ryan Getzlaf scored two goals and set up another as visiting Anaheim halted its three-game losing streak.
Corey Perry, Emerson Etem and Mathieu Perreault also tallied for the Ducks, who scored a total of two goals during their slide. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm recorded a pair of assists and Jonas Hiller turned aside 36 shots.
Viktor Stalberg and Mike Fisher scored for the Predators, who had their four-game point streak halted. Carter Hutton finished with 19 saves as Nashville lost both home meetings with league-leading Anaheim this season.
Stalberg opened the scoring midway through the first period by burying a rebound on the doorstep, but Anaheim surged ahead thanks to a pair of fortunate bounces. Getzlaf knotted the contest with 1:11 left in the session as his cross-ice pass attempt from along the right-wing boards was knocked out of the air and into the net by Nashville defenseman Roman Josi.
Perry was credited with a power-play goal at 11:45 of the second, when his backhand pass from the left side of the net caromed off sliding Predators blue-liner Victor Bartley and past Hutton for a 2-1 lead. Fisher drew Nashville even during a man advantage 65 seconds into the third, but Etem tipped in Lindholm's shot from the blue line at 4:51 and Perreault converted a feed from Daniel Winnik following a turnover less than 3 1/2 minutes later for a two-goal cushion.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Getzlaf capped his fourth multi-goal performance of the season with an empty-netter in the final minute. Along with two hat tricks, the veteran has registered a pair of two-goal efforts - both against Nashville. ... The Ducks outshot the Predators in each period, posting a 14-7 advantage in the opening session. ... Getzlaf excelled everywhere except the faceoff circles, as he lost 14 of his 22 draws.
Top Game Performances
Anaheim |
|
Nashville |
Ryan Getzlaf 3 |
Points |
Mike Fisher 1 |
Ryan Getzlaf 2 |
Goals |
Mike Fisher 1 |
Hampus Lindholm 2 |
Assists |
Victor Bartley 1 |
Corey Perry 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Mike Fisher 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jonas Hiller .947 |
Save Percentage |
Carter Hutton .826 |
Jonas Hiller 36 |
Saves |
Carter Hutton 19 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Anaheim
|
24 |
5 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
13 |
22 |
Nashville
|
38 |
2 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
25 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Predators have a W/L % of .480 after a win and .382 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Ducks have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .550 after a loss.