National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Anaheim 6, NY Rangers 0
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 10, 2013
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Steve Kozari, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, John Grandt
Attendance: 17179

Ducks 6, Rangers 0: Jakob Silfverberg continued his scoring surge with a pair of goals and Jonas Hiller turned aside 34 shots for his 17th career shutout as Anaheim convincingly claimed its home opener.

Dustin Penner and Daniel Winnik collected a goal and an assist apiece as the Ducks won their third straight following a lopsided 6-1 season-opening loss to Colorado. Captain Ryan Getzlaf and Saku Koivu also tallied and veteran Teemu Selanne, Corey Perry and Mathieu Perreault each notched a pair of assists in the rout.

Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves) was battered in the second straight game for the Rangers, who were on the wrong end of a 9-2 decision at San Jose on Tuesday. The Swede made an early exit in that contest after yielding four goals.

After Getzlaf opened the scoring at 5:06 of the first period, Silfverberg doubled the advantage just over four minutes later by depositing a centering feed from Selanne between the pads of Lundqvist. Winnik capped the first-period uprising 2:19 later, when his shot from the right point sailed over the shoulder of the netminder.

Anaheim tacked on three more in the second - highlighted by Silfverberg netting his fourth goal in as many games as he buried a long rebound 1:27 into the period.

GAME NOTEBOOK: New York LW Rick Nash returned home prior to the contest, ensuring that he also will miss Saturday's contest in St. Louis as he deals with a head injury. Nash was on the receiving end of an illegal check from San Jose D Brad Stuart, who was suspended three games for the incident. ... All was not rosy for Anaheim, which saw Perreault exit with an upper-body injury and Penner with a lower-body ailment. ... Ducks RW Emerson Etem returned from a lower-body injury to make his season debut.
Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Anaheim
N/A Points Jakob Silfverberg 2
N/A Goals Jakob Silfverberg 2
N/A Assists Mathieu Perreault 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Henrik Lundqvist .838 Save Percentage Jonas Hiller 1.000
Henrik Lundqvist 31 Saves Jonas Hiller 34
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 34 0 0-2 6-6 34 29
Anaheim 37 6 0-6 2-2 16 33
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Ducks have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Rangers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.