National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Anaheim 6, Calgary 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 30, 2015
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Steve Kozari, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 17174

ANAHEIM, Calif. --The Anaheim Ducks extinguished the Calgary Flames 6-1 at Honda Center, trouncing their way to a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven, second-round series.

Right winger Corey Perry tied a franchise postseason record with four points as he notched two goals and two assists to give him a league-high 11 points this postseason. Wingers Matt Beleskey, Patrick Maroon and Emerson Etem also scored for Anaheim. Center Ryan Getzlaf contributed a goal and three assists, while defenseman Hampus Lindholm added two helpers.

Rookie center Sam Bennett netted the lone Calgary goal.

Frederik Andersen cruised to victory with 34 saves, while the Flames saw starter Jonas Hiller let in three goals before giving way to backup Karri Ramo, who surrendered three more.

Anaheim opened the scoring 10:17 into the first period. Lindholm slammed a shot wide off the end boards. Right winger Kyle Palmieri collected the rebound and sent a backhand pass to Beleskey, who finished with ease from the doorstep.

The Ducks extended their edge to 2-0 at 13:11 with a play below the goal line. Maroon rimmed the puck around the back of the net to Perry, who fired it in the opposite direction for Getzlaf. Getzlaf centered the puck for Maroon, who redirected the puck home from in tight.

Anaheim continued its assault early in the second period, going up 3-0 just 2:13 into the frame. Perry received the puck behind the net and moved decisively to the front, where he slipped the puck past Hiller on the far side.

Perrys goal chased Hiller from the game, summarily truncating his playoff return to Anaheim.

The Ducks struck again 10:11 into the second. Defenseman Francois Beauchemin's shot from the point created a rebound in traffic that was popped in by Etem for a 4-0 advantage.

Perry pounced again 44 seconds into the third period, this time skating off the left-wing wall to send a wrist shot past Ramo on the short side. The power-play goal was his fifth goal of the playoffs.

The Ducks added another goal 1:48 later, with a power-play goal from Getzlaf. Perry dished the puck high to defenseman Sami Vatanen, whose shot-pass found Getzlaf for a tap-in goal.

Calgary evaded the shutout, getting on the board with 10:44 left to play. A wonky hop off the end boards hit Beauchemin's skate, bouncing to Bennett, who did not hesitate to wrist the puck into the net.

NOTES: Flames C Drew Shore drew into the lineup in favor of LW Mason Raymond. ... Anaheim C Nate Thompson (upper body) returned to action Thursday, replacing LW Tomas Fleischmann in the lineup. ... Though all indications were that Ducks G John Gibson (upper body) had recovered, he did not dress and G Jason LaBarbera once again backed up G Frederik Andersen. ... C Chris Wagner (lower body) was unavailable for the Ducks. ... Calgary was without D Mark Giordano (biceps), D Ladislav Smid (neck), D Rafael Diaz (lower body), C Paul Byron (lower body) and LW Lance Bouma (upper body).
Top Game Performances
 
Calgary   Anaheim
Sam Bennett 1 Points Corey Perry 4
Sam Bennett 1 Goals Corey Perry 2
Deryk Engelland 1 Assists Ryan Getzlaf 3
N/A Power Play Goals Corey Perry 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Karri Ramo .857 Save Percentage Frederik Andersen .958
Karri Ramo 18 Saves Frederik Andersen 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Calgary 24 1 0-3 2-4 20 31
Anaheim 35 6 2-4 3-3 18 33
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Ducks have a W/L % of .647 after a win and .581 after a loss.
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Flames have a W/L % of .511 after a win and .595 after a loss.