Puck stops with Gibson on the job
He makes 26 saves for his first shutout of this season; Getzlaf, Kase and Fowler score.
DUCKS 3 N.Y. ISLANDERS 0
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist, John Gibson made 26 saves and the Ducks defeated the New York Islanders 3-0 on Monday night at Honda Center.
The loss ended New York’s point streak at 17 games. The Ducks had lost three consecutive games and five in a row at home.
New York had a 16-5 advantage in shots during the first period and 26-23 overall, but couldn’t find a way to beat Gibson, who earned his first shutout this season.
The Ducks broke through at 10 minutes 28 seconds of the first period when Getzlaf got his stick on a rebound after Rickard Rakell’s shot from the blue line. In an effort to clear the puck from in front, forward Jordan Eberle redirected it into the Islanders net.
Getzlaf, who had sharp criticism of the Ducks after a 6-2 loss Saturday at Tampa Bay, scored his ninth of the season and extended his point streak to five games.
“Throughout the game, we sustained what we wanted to,” Getzlaf said.
Goalie Thomas Greiss kept New York in the game until the 13:13 mark of the third period when Cam Fowler and Ondrej Kase scored about a minute apart.
Fowler took a pass from Getzlaf, who was next to the Islanders net, and scored his fifth goal this season. Kase scored his third at 13:24 with Fowler getting an assist.
“Well, it’s obviously a great challenge,” Fowler said. “They [Islanders] are one of the hottest or the hottest team in the league, so easy game to get up for. We believe that we can compete with anybody if we play consistently for 60 minutes and we did that tonight, so it’s a big win for our group.”