Game report: Ducks 4, Predators 2

Key play: Andrew Cogliano and Sami Vatanen scored 12 second apart during a frenetic first period, propelling the Ducks to a 3-0 lead and an eventual 4-2 victory Sunday over the Nashville Predators at the Honda Center. The Ducks’ victory was only their second in 11 games and ended a five-game losing streak.

Pivotal performers: Rickard Rakell centered a productive line with Jiri Sekac and Chris Stewart on his wings. Rakell scored the Ducks’ first goal only 1:11 into the game and later added an assist. Sekac had an assist and Stewart had a break-out game with a goal and two assists.

Injury update: Sekac left the game with a lower-body injury. Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf sat out for the third consecutive game after undergoing a non-emergency appendectomy Wednesday. Defenseman Simon Despres remains sidelined by a head injury.

Quote, unquote: “It’s OK as long as we don’t think that’s the be-all and end-all,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “We have to build on it. We have to put things together. The next game we play is going to be just as tough. Florida beat us pretty good last year. It’s not going to be easy.”

Between the pipes: Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen made his fifth consecutive start and won his first game of the season with a 40-save performance. Nashville’s Carter Hutton started in place of Pekka Rinne, who played in the Predators’ 4-3 overtime loss Saturday to the Kings.

Up next: The Ducks play host to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, the second game on a three-game homestand.