Anaheim, California: Rickard Rakell and Corey Perry scored two goals apiece as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a third-period deficit for their 21st straight home victory over the Calgary Flames, 5-3 on Tuesday.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf tied a team record with five assists for the Ducks, who haven’t lost a regular-season game to Calgary at Honda Centre since January 19, 2004.
The Ducks’ home streak against the Flames is the NHL’s longest in a two-team series since Philadelphia won an NHL-record 23 straight over Pittsburgh in the 1980s. Michael Frolik scored two goals and Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist for the Flames, who couldn’t complete their first three-game winning streak of the season. Karri Ramo stopped 27 shots for Calgary.
In Dallas, Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored two third-period goals and Ottawa held off Dallas. Ottawa were outshot 37-20, but scored three unassisted goals after takeaways, one on the power play and another short-handed, by Pageau.
Craig Anderson made 33 saves in his third straight win, including two shutouts. Pageau scored on two breakaways, including his league-leading third short-handed, and added an assist. He has six goals this season.
NHL leader Jamie Benn scored his 15th and 16th goals for Dallas. The New York Rangers are the most valuable NHL franchise at $1.2 billion (Dh4.4 billion), taking the top spot on the Forbes list for the first time since 2004.
The magazine said on Tuesday the Montreal Canadiens were second at $1.18 billion, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs at $1.15 billion. The Maple Leafs had been the most valuable team since 2005, but they’ve reached the playoffs only once since 2006, and their 13-year home sell-out streak ended in March.
