Ducks go 11 rounds to knock out Wild

Nick Ritchie isn’t one of the first players called upon for the Anaheim Ducks in a shootout.

He wasn’t among the first 10 shooters Saturday.

Yet, Ritchie scored in the 11th round of the shootout, and John Gibson stopped the final seven shooters in the Ducks’ 3-2 road victory over the Minnesota Wild.

“It seems like once it gets over five or six (rounds) it can go over 15 sometimes, so there was a good chance I was going to get a shot there and I capitalized on it,” said Ritchie, whose quick shot split the pads of Devan Dubnyk. Ritchie missed his other shootout attempt this season.

Prior to the goal, the teams combined for 13 straight misses.

“Anytime you win a shootout that goes that long, you feel fortunate you get the extra point. Some big stops from our goaltender, and we found a guy who scored the big goal. We’ll take it,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said.

They’ll also gladly take the extra point that lifted the Ducks into a tie with the Wild for the second wild-card slot in the Western Conference.

Ryan Getzlaf and Kase also scored for Anaheim in the shootout. Gibson made 36 saves for the Ducks, 4-1-1 in their past six.

“It’s going to come down to the wire. That point could end up being huge for us later on, you never know,” Ritchie said.

COYOTES 1, OILERS 0 >> Antti Raanta made 39 saves for his first shutout of the season, and Arizona, which scored on its first shot of the game, won its fourth straight. Raanta had his ninth career shutout, helping the Coyotes earn points for the fifth time in six games. The Oilers have lost six in a row. The Coyotes scored when Oliver EkmanLarsson’s shot caromed off teammate Christian Dvorak’s skate at 3:26 of the first period.

KINGS 4, SABRES 2 >> Anze Kopitar and rookie Michael Amadio each scored twice, and Los Angeles beat Buffalo to snap a three-game skid. Jonathan Quick stopped 33 shots, and Dustin Brown had two assists in a game where the Kings scored on three consecutive shots to build a 4-0 lead in the second period. GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, CANADIENS 3 >> Reilly Smith had two goals and an assist,

and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 shots in Vegas’ win. Fleury had a highlightreel glove save on Charles Hudon on a breakaway in the third period to improve to 19-6-2. PENGUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 3 >> Olli Maatta scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift Pittsburgh past Toronto. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists to top 900 points for his career, becoming the sixth Russian-born and the fourth player in team history to reach the milestone. SENATORS 6, RANGERS 3 >> Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists to help Ottawa beat New York. Matt Duchene and Mark Stone each had a goal and an assist, Johnny Oduya, Magnus Paajarvi and Thomas Chabot also scored, and Craig Anderson made 35 saves. DEVILS 4, LIGHTNING 3 >> Eddie Lack made 48 saves in just his third appearance since being recalled from the AHL to help New Jersey beat Tampa Bay. Ben Lovejoy, Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha and Miles Wood scored for the Devils. RED WINGS 3, PREDATORS 1

>> Petr Mrazek stopped 30 shots to remain unbeaten against Nashville, and Detroit defenseman Luke Witkowski scored his first NHL goal. Mrazek improved to 6-0-0 in his career against the Predators, coming within minutes of his second shutout against them. Gustav Nyquist and Darren Helm also scored for the Red Wings in their seventh straight victory over Nashville. Craig Smith scored for the Predators. BLACKHAWKS 7, CAPITALS 1>> Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists, helping Chicago rip Washington to end an eight-game losing streak. The host Blackhawks used a 44-shot attack that took advantage of Washington breakdowns and powered them to their first win since Jan. 30. The Capitals’ first-place lead in the Metropolitan Division over Pittsburgh slipped to one point. FANS TAUNT BLACK PLAYER >> A visiting black player was taunted by four male fans shouting “basketball, basketball, basketball” during the Blackhawks’ game against the Capitals. Washington’s Devante SmithPelly was serving a major penalty for fighting when the fans taunted him in the penalty box. An off-ice official sitting next to him notified building security, and the fans were ejected.