Game report: Canucks 2, Ducks 1 (shootout)

Key play: Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen appeared to save Alex Burrow’s third-round shot in a shootout, but the puck trickled behind him and into the net for the deciding goal and the Vancouver Canucks went on to take a 2-1 victory Monday at the Honda Center.

Pivotal performer: Goalie Ryan Miller’s poke check on the Ducks’ Corey Perry’s third-round attempt preserved the win for the Canucks. Jakob Silfverberg scored in the first round against Miller, who then stopped Rickard Rakell in the second.

Line changes: Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau went back to more familiar line combinations Monday, reuniting center Ryan Getzlaf and right wing Perry. They were on separate lines for Saturday’s season-opening 2-0 loss to the Sharks in San Jose.

Between the pipes: Andersen started for the Ducks and made 24 saves during regulation plus the 5-minute 3-on-3 overtime; Miller was in goal for the Canucks and made 28 saves.

Quote, unquote: “It was fine,” Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa said of facing the Canucks for the first time since an off-season trade. “It was a lot better than I thought it would be. Like I said before the game, I was hoping that once the game started it would feel like just a normal hockey game and it did. There were a couple of times during timeouts you look over, and it’s a little different. But I felt like once the puck dropped and the game started, it was business as usual.”

Up next: The Ducks’ four-game homestand continues Wednesday, when the Pacific Division rival Arizona Coyotes visit the Honda Center.