Hiller makes 51 saves in shootout win

EDMONTON, CANADA —  Jonas Hiller matched the Ducks’ record with 51 saves, and turned aside three shootout tries in the Ducks’ 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.

Corey Perry scored in regulation and added the shootout winner in the Ducks’ first game on a five-game trip. Rob Niedermayer added a short-handed goal to help the Ducks improve to 18-12-3 with their fourth victory in six games.

Hiller, in goal with Jean-Sebastien Giguere on leave in Montreal after his father’s death, tied the franchise saves record set by Mikhail Shtalenkov against Ottawa in March 1998 and matched by Giguere against Detroit in March 2004.

Kyle Brodziak and Eric Cole scored for Edmonton. The Oilers have lost three straight to fall to 14-14-3. They’re 4-5-3 at home.

Ducks forward Teemu Selanne will return home today for an MRI test on his left thigh and isn’t expected to play in the next game on this trip, Monday at Vancouver. Selanne was injured in the opening minutes Friday when he went into the boards awkwardly after a hit by Denis Grebeshkov and his right skate apparently sliced his left leg. He was bleeding heavily and was helped off the ice but wasn’t taken to a hospital; he received eight stitches. A club spokesman said the examination should determine the extent of the damage and how much time Selanne will miss. Perry gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead midway through the second period, tipping a power-play shot past Dwayne Roloson.

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Times staff writer Helene Elliott contributed to this report.