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Ducks center Rickard Rakell talks about returning to the lineup

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Ducks center Rickard Rakell returned to the lineup after sitting out for three games because of an upper-body injury. When he returned, he had new linemates during the Ducks’ 4-3 overtime loss Wednesday to the Edmonton Oilers. Rakell played left wing and joined center Ryan Getzlaf and right wing Corey Perry for the first time to form a very effective line. Perry scored two goals Rakell assisted on each.

“I felt pretty good,” Rakell said. “I felt really comfortable from the start. I was excited to play with ‘Getzy’ and ‘Pears.’ I thought the first period we had some good scoring chances. We could have easily had a few more. I had never played with them before. I was just excited, just not trying to change anything from what I do out there, just trying to be open and create chances.”

Game report: Oilers 4, Ducks 3 (OT)

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Key play: Corey Perry scored two goals, including the 300th of his NHL career, but Teddy Purcell scored 1:16 into overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Ducks on Wednesday at the Honda Center. Perry tied Paul Kariya for second on the Ducks’ all-time list. Teemu Selanne holds the club record with 457.

Pivotal performer: Shawn Horcoff’s third-period goal, which gave the Ducks an all-too-brief 2-1 lead, was his 500th point in the NHL. The 37-year-old Horcoff has 182 goals and 318 assists in 964 career games, including two goals and two assists in 15 contests with the Ducks.

Quote, unquote: “It’s exciting,” Perry said of his milestone goal. “It’s a huge accomplishment, especially in the best league in the world. It’s a little frustrating when you don’t get the win and you get a milestone, but you’ve just got to worry about the two points.”

Line shifts: Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau teamed Rickard Rakell with Ryan Getzlaf and Perry to start the game. Rakell is normally the Ducks’ third-line center, but shifted to left wing to join center Getzlaf and right wing Perry. Boudreau said he had a gut feeling it would work out.

Injury update: Rakell returned to the Ducks’ lineup after sitting out for three games because of an upper-body injury. Oilers rookie Connor McDavid sat out for the third game since breaking his collarbone in a Nov. 3 game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Dropping the gloves: The Ducks’ Patrick Maroon fought the Oilers’ Luke Gazdic in a spirited bout near the end of the second period. Each fighter landed a few haymakers before Gazdic scored a takedown to end their lengthy battle.

Game report: Coyotes 4, Ducks 3 (OT)

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Key play: Mikkel Boedker scored on a breakaway after intercepting an ill-advised drop pass by Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf to give the Arizona Coyotes a 4-3 victory 1 minute, 18 seconds in overtime Monday at the Honda Center. The Ducks gained a point for the fifth consecutive game, but their winning streak ended at four in a row.

Pivotal performer: Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen scored on a deflection of left wing Andrew Cogliano’s centering pass after making a dash through the Coyotes’ defense a moment earlier to score the tying goal at 11:43 of the third period. The Ducks and Coyotes went to OT deadlocked at 3.

Breaking the ice: Center Ryan Kesler scored his first goal of the season, converting on a deflection of Vatanen’s perimeter shot and giving the Ducks a 2-0 lead at 6:49 of the opening period.

Quote, unquote: “For whatever reason we seemed out of sync tonight, as a line, as a unit,” Getzlaf said. “That (the OT drop pass) was another example of it. I thought ‘Pears’ (Corey Perry) was coming inside and he went outside. That was the case all night. As a line, we didn’t carry our weight.”

Between the pipes: Frederik Andersen return to the net one game after backup Anton Khudobin stopped 31 shots Saturday in a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks, his fifth career shutout. The Coyotes’ Anders Lindback started in place of Mike Smith, who is set to play Tuesday against the Kings.

Injury updates: Ducks center Rickard Rakell skated with his teammates at the morning skate after sitting out the last two games because of an upper-body injury. Left wing Jiri Sekac continues to be sidelined by a sprained right ankle that’s expected to keep him out for a month.

Game report: Ducks 4, Blue Jackets 2

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Key play: Defenseman Josh Manson’s third-period goal, his first in the NHL, propelled the Ducks to a 4-2 victory Friday over the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Honda Center. The Ducks won their third consecutive game to improve their overall record to 4-7-2.

Pivotal performers: Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf and right wing Corey Perry had three assists apiece, setting up goals by Manson in the third period, left wing Patrick Maroon in the second and defenseman Cam Fowler in the first.

Line shifts: Getzlaf returned to the Ducks’ lineup after sitting out four games because of a non-emergency appendectomy. Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau teamed him with Maroon and Perry, reforming the club’s top line from the playoffs last spring.

Quote, unquote: “We played with the puck a lot more tonight,” Getzlaf said. “It felt like the old days. It wasn’t like the start of the season. I thought everyone was moving. We were getting in on the forecheck and that makes a big difference for our team.”

Quote, unquote (part 2): “I felt pretty good,” Getzlaf said. “I was able to get the legs moving and throw a few pucks toward the net. … I was ready to play. The excitement was there. Being out for four games definitely wasn’t fun.”

Roster move: The Ducks recalled left wing Harry Zolnierczyk from their American Hockey League team in San Diego. Zolnierczyk was not in their lineup Friday, however.

Injury update: Manson returned to the lineup after sitting out for six games because of an upper-body injury suffered Oct. 22 against the Nashville Predators.

Ducks winger Corey Perry talks about scoring his first goal of the season

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Ducks right wing Corey Perry had this to say about his game-tying goal with 5.1 seconds left in regulation play Wednesday against the Florida Panthers, his first of the season in his 12th game to start 2015-16:

“It’s been a long time coming. You stick with it. You keep pushing and you try not to get too frustrated. Finally found a bounce and I had to make the right shot. It’s been a struggle. If you keep getting chances … three, four, five games ago, you started getting chances. If you stick with it, it’s bound to go in eventually. I got a lucky bounce tonight.”

Game report: Ducks 3, Panthers 2 (shootout)

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Key play: Chris Stewart scored the go-ahead goal in a shootout and Frederik Andersen saved Jonathan Huberdeau’s final try as the Ducks rallied for a 3-2 victory Wednesday over the Florida Panthers at the Honda Center. Jakob Silfverberg also scored in the shootout, improving to an NHL-best 16 for 25 in his career.

Pivotal performer: Right wing Corey Perry scored his first goal of the season, a game-tying power-play strike off a rebound with 5.1 seconds remaining in regulation to help the Ducks force the contest to overtime tied at 2-all.

Injury update: Ducks center Rickard Rakell suffered an upper-body injury and played only 4:30 in the first period before he was done for the night. Centers Ryan Getzlaf (appendectomy) and Nate Thompson (shoulder surgery) are already sidelined.

Quote, unquote: “I don’t know what it said (about our team), but it certainly was an important win for us, especially coming from behind, which we hadn’t done all year,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “Hopefully, it gives them a little bit more confidence going forward.”

Milestone alert: Jaromir Jagr, the Panthers’ 43-year-old phenom, went into the game needing three goals to catch Marcel Dionne for fourth place on the NHL’s all-time goals list. Dionne had 731 during his Hall of Fame career, spent mostly with the Kings. Jagr had 728.

Up next: The Ducks play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.

 

Ducks right wing Corey Perry’s quote of the night

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Ducks right wing Corey Perry had this to say about the team’s offensive struggles after it was shut out for the third time in four games to start the season (courtesy the team’s media relations department): “It’s something we really haven’t gone through, at least since I’ve been here. It’s tough. We did a lot of good things, but it’s those second opportunities. You have to give credit to them (the Avalanche). They blocked a lot of shots. It’s going to break, and when it does it’s going to feel good.”

Game report: Canucks 2, Ducks 1 (shootout)

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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.

Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau talks about 3-on-3 overtime

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Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau couldn’t (or wouldn’t) say whether he likes the NHL’s new 3-on-3 overtime. He did say he thinks the Ducks must work on their power plays in OT, when the format switches to 4-on-3. Here’s more from Boudreau:

“When you get those, you can’t force plays. We tried to force plays into areas that weren’t there. When that happens, and they clear (the puck), it builds their momentum up and tears ours down. It’s not a good thing. We have to get back to the drawing board when it comes to the 4-on-3s.”