Ducks beat Canadiens 3-2 in shootout
Jamie McGinn scored in his Ducks debut, Jakob Silfverberg got the only goal in the shootout, and Anaheim beat the visiting Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday night for its ninth consecutive victory.
Corey Perry scored the tying power-play goal with 9:09 to play for the Ducks, who have won 18 of 21 to streak into a first-place tie with Los Angeles in the Pacific Division.
John Gibson stopped 25 shots and all three Montreal shootout attempts with relative ease.
The Ducks earned a point in their 11th straight game and did it for the 25th time in 29 games since Christmas, when they awoke from an awful start for a spectacular two-month run that hasn’t slowed.
Blackhawks 5, Red Wings 2:
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist 1:24 apart on power plays in the second period and Artemi Panarin scored twice, helping visiting Chicago rout Detroit.
Matt Niskanen and the NHL’s top power-play unit cashed in yet again as host Washington outlasted youthful and overmatched Toronto.
Nikita Soshnikov scored his first NHL goal, and Colin Greening scored his second of the season for the Maple Leafs.