Ducks 4, Boston 3; Selanne breaks jaw.
Dan Sexton, Matt Beleskey, Ryan Getzlaf and Steve Eminger scored goals, and Jonas Hiller made 27 saves in both his and the Ducks' fifth straight win.
But the good news was tempered by another serious injury to Teemu Selanne, whose jaw got in the way of a Ryan Whitney shot in the third period and broke on impact. Selanne, playing just his third game after getting back from a broken hand, will be given a timetable after undergoing surgery to repair the fracture on Thursday, head coach Randy Carlyle said.
"It's a tough loss," Carlyle said. "The puck hit the bottom of somebody's stick (Miroslav Satan), went and hit the ice and then bounced back up and hit him. It's kind of one of those things that you very rarely would see. It's unfortunate for Teeme and unforunate for us. We finally started to get some bodies back in our lineup and get our lines setted."
The Ducks could easily have been without two of their top players, as James Wisniewski suffered a back injury after crashing into the boards moments before Zdeno Chara scored to put the Bruins up 2-1 in the second period. The defensemen had to be helped to the bench by teammates in obvious pain.
But he was able to return in the third period, and set up Ryan Getzlaf on a fastbreak goal that tied the game at 3. Steve Eminger tipped in the game-winning goal behind Boston goalie Tuukka Rask at 8:07 to complete the Ducks' comeback.
Four weeks and two days remain before the start of the Olympics, when Selanne was set to begin play for Team Finland.
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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