Fowler's OT Goal Helps Ducks Beat Canucks 2-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. (CBSLA.com/AP) — Cam Fowler scored at 2:42 of overtime after defenseman Francois Beauchemin tied it in the third period with his first goal of the season, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Sunday night.
The two-time defending Pacific Division champions are 8-0-1 in their last nine games against Vancouver. The Canucks, who were tied with the Ducks atop the Western Conference standings four weeks ago at 35 points each, are now 11 points behind them.
Frederik Andersen faced only 14 shots -- the fewest by the Canucks this season -- in the opener of an eight-game homestand. Corey Perry missed his 15th straight game because of a sprained knee.
Cam Fowler scored at 2:42 of overtime after fellow defenseman Francois Beauchemin tied it in the third period with his first goal of the season, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Sunday night.
The two-time defending Pacific Division champions are 8-0-1 in their last nine games against Vancouver. The Canucks, who were tied with the Ducks atop the Western Conference standings four weeks ago at 35 points each, are now 11 points behind them.
Frederik Andersen faced only 14 shots -- the fewest by the Canucks this season -- in the opener of an eight-game homestand. Corey Perry missed his 15th straight game because of a sprained knee.
Yannick Weber scored early in the second period for Vancouver and Ryan Miller made 29 saves as the Canucks lost for the sixth time in eight games.
Vancouver right wing Jannik Hansen, who lost consciousness and collapsed on the bench moments after a collision with Calgary's Dennis Wideman on Dec. 20, was back in the lineup after sitting out a game. Defenseman Dan Hamhuis missed his 14th straight game since injuring his leg against the Ducks on Nov. 20.
Ryan Getzlaf, who assisted on both Anaheim goals, got the puck to Devante Smith-Pelly at the edge of the crease and Miller made the save as the puck deflected off the blade of his stick. But Fowler was right there to bury the rebound for his third career overtime goal.
The Canucks opened the scoring at 2:04 of the second. Hansen beat Fowler to a loose puck and circled the net before finding Weber way over at the right point for a 60-foot wrist shot that beat a screened Andersen to the stick side.
Beauchemin tied it with 13:08 left in regulation, using Smith-Pelly as a screen and beating Miller with a slap shot from a few feet inside the blue line after Getzlaf won a faceoff deep in the Vancouver zone. It ended a 24-game goal drought by Beauchemin, who was playing in his second game after missing the previous 13 due to a broken finger. He also sat out five games last month because of the mumps.
Sunday's match-up marked the 22nd time the Ducks and Cancucks have gone into overtime with each other.
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