Ducks 6, Canucks 5, shootout.

You can call it an “extra” point, but don’t call it a “bonus” point. Corey Perry’s shootout goal against Roberto Luongo gave the Ducks a point they badly needed, on a night when the St. Louis Blues upset the Detroit Red Wings to tighten up the bottom of the playoff race.

Bobby Ryan and Teemu Selanne each scored twice, and Perry added a goal in regulation.

Game summary here; event summary here; quotes to follow.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.

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