Anaheim hangs on to beat Columbus

Published 4:00 am Monday, December 8, 2008

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Getzlaf scored twice, rookie Bobby Ryan had a goal and an assist and the Anaheim Ducks fought off a late Columbus rally to beat the Blue Jackets 5-3 on Sunday night.

Anaheim defenseman George Parros added two assists for the first multipoint game of his career, and Chris Kunitz also had two assists for the Ducks.

After Anaheim built a 3-1 lead in the second period, each team scored twice in the final 5:31. Ryan’s goal at 14:39 gave the Ducks a 4-1 pad, but the Blue Jackets’ Kris Russell scored with 2:55 remaining, then Fredrik Modin got another shot past Anaheim goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere with 46 seconds to go.

But the Ducks’ Rob Niedermayer answered with an unassisted goal just 11 seconds later.

In other games on Sunday:

Blackhawks 7

Coyotes 1

CHICAGO — Ben Eager scored twice, and Andrew Ladd had a goal and three assists for a career-high four points in Chicago’s victory over Phoenix.

Flames 3

Rangers 0

NEW YORK — Jarome Iginla and David Moss struck for the second straight game, and Calgary’s Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 31 shots.

Hurricanes 3

Capitals 1

RALEIGH, N.C. — Eric Staal broke a tie for Carolina with 4:09 left, and Ray Whitney scored twice to help give Paul Maurice his first victory in his second coaching stint with the Hurricanes.

Avalanche 5

Canucks 4

DENVER — Wojtek Wolski, Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored for Colorado in a shootout, Peter Budaj made 34 saves and the Avalanche beat Vancouver.

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