“He played very solid, but he’s done that all year, gives us a chance to win and he makes big saves”, said Eberle. We battled hard, we competed hard, I thought we won a lot of wall battles. With the Ducks still holding some time on a power play that ended the second, the captain got the puck from David Perron just below the left circle and quickly snapped a shot over Talbot’s right shoulder for a 1-0 lead.
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Wagner, 24, scored four goals with 26 penalty minutes (PIM) in 37 games with the Ducks and Avalanche this season. Getzlaf has recorded a point in 10 straight games, the team’s longest streak since he had a goal or assist in 14 in a row in late 2013.
When he approached Talbot, Rakell again shifted to his backhand and deposited the puck under the crossbar for his 16th goal of the season.
The Ducks (33-19-8) outshot the Oilers 34-18.
“I liked the way we responded tonight”, explained Oilers assistant coach Ian Herbers.
Nevertheless, Oilers coach Todd McLellan noticed drastic improvement in the past two games, ever since Tuesday night’s lackluster 4-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Edmonton’s Rexall Place. I think it was 1-on-3 and for good measure, he put it upstairs.
“He’s moving his legs all the time”, Boudreau said. Getzlaf received Perron’s pass from the left boards, stickhandled toward the left post and shot the puck into the upper-left corner of the net for his ninth goal.
Getzlaf scored in regulation and Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots to continue Anaheim’s dominance. “It was a great move by him, but he’s capable of doing that”. Cam Talbot made 32 saves and had an assist.
“In these last two nights we’ve become a very scrappy team. I have no complaints about the work ethic or the input into the game”, McClellan said.
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Just like the night before in a 2-1 loss in Los Angeles, the Oilers played well, took a contender to the brink and could have pulled a stunning upset … had they just been able to muster up something resembling offence.
