Ducks 5, Florida 3.
The Ducks pushed their winning streak to three, moved into a virtual tie for the Pacific Division lead, and beat a team that they're expected to beat - all good things.
Their 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers will be remembered for none of these things, however, because George Parros scored two goals.
Parros took a behind-the-net pass from Kyle Chipchura to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead in the first period, then made it 3-0 in the second period on another one-timer from the slot off a feed from Chipchura. The game's final 33 minutes seemed as much about getting Parros the hat trick as getting the win.
"I wanted the hat trick for sure," Parros said following the first multigoal game of his career. "It was a great feeling. Glad our line could finally contribute. We can't rely on the top two lines every night. It definitely helps to chip in."
Parros also had a fight and Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan also scored goals. Jonas Hiller stopped 29 of 32, including a brilliant third-period stop on a Stephen Weiss wrister.
The Ducks host the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
Their 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers will be remembered for none of these things, however, because George Parros scored two goals.
Parros took a behind-the-net pass from Kyle Chipchura to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead in the first period, then made it 3-0 in the second period on another one-timer from the slot off a feed from Chipchura. The game's final 33 minutes seemed as much about getting Parros the hat trick as getting the win.
"I wanted the hat trick for sure," Parros said following the first multigoal game of his career. "It was a great feeling. Glad our line could finally contribute. We can't rely on the top two lines every night. It definitely helps to chip in."
Parros also had a fight and Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan also scored goals. Jonas Hiller stopped 29 of 32, including a brilliant third-period stop on a Stephen Weiss wrister.
The Ducks host the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
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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.
The final score was actually 5-3, not 5-4.