Ducks 3, Florida 0.
The Ducks' goalie of the future certainly looked like an $18 million man Monday.
Two days after signing a four-year contract extension, Jonas Hiller stopped all 33 shots he faced. Goals by Ryan Getzlaf, Teemu Selanne and Corey Perry provided the offense for the Ducks.
Getzlaf scored off a costly giveaway behind the Panthers' net by Keith Ballard at 15:17 of the second period to open the scoring. Selanne, playing his first game since returning from injured reserve, put in a power-play goal off a James Wisniewski shot that hit the goal frame with half a second left in the second period. Shortly after Anaheim killed off a pair of minor penalties -- including a 44-second long 5-on-3 shift -- Perry knocked home a pass from Getzlaf with 2:42 left in the third period to provide the final score.
Jason Blake, skating at left wing on a line with center Saku Koivu and Selanne at right wing, was held scoreless in 14:03 time on ice. Getzlaf's 13th goal of the season ended a five-game scoreless drought, while Perry's 19th of the season ended a six-game drought.
The Ducks (26-23-7, 59 points) are now tied for 10th in the Western Conference standings.
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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