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Silfverberg Scores Twice As Ducks Beat Avalanche 5-3

April 9, 2016 / 5:22 PM PDT / KCAL News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jakob Silfverberg scored twice, Corey Perry had three assists and the playoff-bound Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Saturday.

Cam Fowler, Ryan Garbutt and Ryan Getzlaf also scored for Anaheim, which still has a chance at the Pacific Division title should Los Angeles lose Saturday night and the Ducks get at least a point Sunday in Washington. That game is a makeup from January when it was postponed because of a snowstorm.

The Ducks scratched 11 players, but they still had enough punch to jump to a 3-0 lead and withstand Colorado's second-period rally.

Nick Holden, Jarome Iginla and Zach Redmond scored as the Avalanche wrapped up the season by dropping eight of their last nine to miss the playoffs for a second straight year. Before the game, general manager Joe Sakic said coach Patrick Roy will return for another season.

The Avalanche struggled at home all season, finishing with a 17-20-4 mark.

Trailing 3-0 in the second period, Holden and Iginla scored 32 seconds apart. It was career goal No. 611 for Iginla, moving him past Bobby Hull for 16th on the all-time. Next up is Sakic, who finished his career with 625 goals.

Anaheim secured the win in the third with Getzlaf and Silfverberg scoring on shots from the right side that got by Semyon Varlamov.

There was an ugly high-sticking incident late in the third when Anaheim defenseman Hampus Lindholm caught Matt Duchene in the face. Duchene dripped blood onto the ice, but only left for a brief moment.

The Ducks rested quite a few players who were banged up, including Shawn Horcoff, Mike Santorelli and Clayton Stoner. To make sure they had enough players, they recalled five players from San Diego of the American Hockey League. Two of them, Nick Ritchie and Shea Theodore, contributed assists.

Garbutt was walloped at center ice in the first period by Andreas Martinsen. The Ducks center was slow to get up and Martinsen drew a game misconduct penalty for the blow. The penalty proved costly, with the Ducks cashing in when Fowler sent a wrist shot past Varlamov at 14:44 of the first period.

Silfverberg added another goal with 54.8 seconds remaining in the period. It was his 19th goal of the season.

Frederik Andersen served as John Gibson's backup Saturday after missing the last five games with a concussion. He could be in goal Sunday.

Gibson finished with 29 saves.

NOTES: Anaheim forwards David Perron (shoulder) and Rickard Rakell (appendectomy) may be back at practice next week, coach Bruce Boudreau said. ... Boudreau hopes the Ducks don't begin their playoff series Wednesday, which would be on the same day that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant plays his final NBA game. "I hope the NHL understands that," Boudreau cracked. ... Colorado was missing defensemen Chris Bigras (foot) and Eric Gelinas (elbow), along with forward Nathan MacKinnon (knee). ... Iginla played in his 1,474th game, tying him with Doug Gilmore for 20th on the career list.