Ducks put up points to extend their streak

The Ducks’ Teemu Selanne has been on a scoring line or two. His connoisseur’s eye could easily break down the obvious.

The Ducks beat the St. Louis Blues, 5-2, at the Honda Center on Wednesday, piggy-backing on Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Chris Kunitz.

Their line managed three goals in pushing the Ducks to an 8-0-1 record in their last nine games.

“They all have speed, they all have talent,” Selanne said. “They can pass, they can shoot, they can skate. What else do you need? It was great to watch.”

For the Ducks, so were the previous eight games that the line has played together.

Getzlaf missed a game against Toronto on Oct. 21 because of a gum infection. From that point, the Getzlaf-Perry-Kunitz line has put some bite in the offense.

The three have combined for 11 goals and 31 assists in that time.

Getzlaf wrapped things up Wednesday by flipping the puck the length of the ice into an empty net, a 190-foot coup de grace for the final goal with a minute left.

“It’s tough to say; it’s the chemistry you develop,” Getzlaf said when asked about the line’s production. “Corey and I have been playing together for four years. At the start of this season, we had this mind-set that we had to do a lot more than we did in previous years. I think it got us away from playing together a little bit. We talked about it and realized we’re not good enough to play on our own. So we kind of got back together and got back in sync.”

Getzlaf and Perry had no goals and only one assist each through the first six games.

“When you’re having fun out there, it just seems easier,” Perry said.

The Ducks have been on what has amounted to a cheap travel package -- 13 days, eight games, with stops in Detroit and Columbus -- yet Getzlaf, Perry and Kunitz have been anything but excess baggage.

Perry broke a 2-2 tie Wednesday, coming from behind the net to put the puck past goaltender Chris Mason five minutes into the second period. Perry then found Getzlaf slipping down the slot for a one-timer and a 4-2 lead 10 minutes later.

Kunitz assisted on both goals. He may be the lesser of the three in ability but fills a vital role on the line, similar to what he provided when he skated with Selanne and Andy McDonald during the Ducks’ run to the 2007 Stanley Cup championship.

“Chris gets into those dirty areas and gets the puck out,” Coach Randy Carlyle said.

That helped set up the line’s first goal, as it was Kunitz who got the puck to Perry behind the net.

“Kunie does a lot things people don’t notice,” Getzlaf said. “He makes space for the two of us.”

Getzlaf added: “As much as one line contributes, the other lines are doing the same thing, whether it is on the score sheet or not. Guys are playing well and that enables us to get on the ice more.”

The Ducks killed off two third-period penalties. They also got a power-play goal by Selanne in the second period and a breakaway goal by Rob Niedermayer in the first period.

Getzlaf, Perry and Kunitz closed the deal, though some people are never satisfied.

“As of late, they have played at a high level,” Carlyle said. “I still think there is more there to give. I have to think that.”

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