Ducks 3, Coyotes 2, shootout.
Bobby Ryan repeated his feat of a year ago, scoring twice in the Ducks' first game of the preseason, and tacked on another in the shootout to help beat the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-2 on Wednesday.
Joffrey Lupul also scored in the shootout, where Timo Pielmeier stopped both of the Coyotes' attempts after making 27 saves between regulation and overtime. Jonas Hiller started and stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced.
The Ducks allowed a total of 47 shots, and took just 30, prompting head coach Randy Carlyle after the game to say "our goaltenders kept us in the hockey game and won it in a shootout."
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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