ANAHEIM, Calif. Chase Blackburn Panthers Jersey . -- On a night the Anaheim Ducks put Corey Perrys Hart Trophy on display, the winger showed why he won it. Perry, linemate Bobby Ryan and defenceman Francois Beauchemin scored during a 4:53 span of the third period, and the Ducks rebounded from a sluggish second period to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Sunday night. "He showed again why he scored 50 goals last year," Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller said. "Hes always in front of the net and just seems to know where to go to get those pucks. I dont think he cares as much about those trophies as he does about winning. Hes a team player. And if he scores, we normally have a better chance to win." Perry became the first Ducks player to win the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP last season. He also captured the Richard Trophy as the leagues top goal scorer and was flanked by the two pieces of silverware during a pre-game ceremony. Perry was introduced to the crowd, and he skated to centre ice to receive a framed collage of his achievements from Ducks CEO Michael Schulman. "I got a lot of taps on the shin pads before the opening faceoff, and it was nice -- especially coming from the other team," Perry said. "This was special. It was a tremendous honour just to be acknowledged. I have to thank the organization for doing that." Ryan scored the first of his two goals in the opening period, leading to his 20th multi-goal game in the NHL, and added an assist on Beauchemins go-ahead goal at 1:31. Ryan Getzlaf and defenceman Luca Sbisa both had two assists. Hiller, coming off a 31-save shutout against San Jose on Friday, made 28 saves. The only shots that got past him were by Patrik Berglund in the first period and Alexander Steen in the third, after the Ducks built a three-goal lead against Jaroslav Halak. "I think we played a good 40 minutes," said Halak, who made 19 saves. "Then in the third period, we killed the penalty and they scored right away on a lucky bounce for their guy. It seemed like they took over and they scored two more goals. It was too late for us to start playing again, and we just have to learn from it." Beauchemin, whose turnover led to the Blues first goal, atoned for his mistake with a screened slapshot from the left point that beat Halak and gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead. Perry, coming off his first 50-goal season, got his first of this season from the edge of the crease with 16:20 left. It was the first power-play goal for the Ducks, who had been 0 for 15. "We knew we would score eventually," said coach Randy Carlyle. "But the longer you go, the more the pressure mounts and guys start squeezing their sticks. Even tonight, pucks bounced away from us, but well take the win." The Blues were 0 for 4 on the power play, and are 1 for 20 overall this season. St. Louis has allowed at least one power-play goal in each of their first five games. "Its costing us games," Blues captain David Backes said of the special teams. "The two goals right after the kill ends, they might as well be penalty-kill goals. They never got out of our end. We never really established our five-on-five set there. But if you count those as power-play goals against, were minus-two on the special teams. "We lose by two goals in our last two games on the specialty teams battle. We need to be better there. I think we got that second goal and we got a little momentum and a couple more chances that we didnt bury. Theyve obviously got a great line that can make you pay." Anaheim went ahead 4-1 when Ryan swooped in on Halak and took a shot that hit the goalies right pad and dribbled in with 13:36 remaining. "I think we had a little fire lit under us going into the third," Ryan said. "We had a terrible second and we were chasing the puck all over the place. And when the ice deteriorates like it did, we try to keep things a little more simple." Anaheim grabbed a 1-0 lead 2:20 in just as Nikita Nikitins holding penalty expired. Ryan, who scored over 30 goals each of the previous three seasons, got his first on a rebound of Beauchemins one-timer from the right point. The Perry-Getzlaf-Ryan line had put a combined 21 shots on net overall through the first three games without any success. Last season, the trio also came up empty during the first three games before each of them scored in a home win over Vancouver. "I would say its about time," Carlyle said. "Theyve had their fair share of chances, and tonight they were rewarded for some of the hard work that theyve put in. Theyre not going to get any easy assignments because theyre going to draw the top defensive pairs that the other teams have. So their work has just begun." Ducks winger Jason Blake is scheduled to undergo surgery on Monday to repair the lacerated tendon above his left wrist. He was injured during the third period of Fridays win when Sharks defenceman Brent Burns accidentally skated over Blakes wrist. Blake is expected to be sidelined at least three months. NOTES: This is the eighth time the St. Louis Cardinals have reached the World Series since the Blues joined the NHL in the 1967-68 season. The Blues won fewer than half their games in all of those seasons, except in 2004-05 when the NHL was shut down by a lockout. ... The Ducks and Blues split last seasons series with each team winning twice at home. ... Anaheim LW Patrick Maroon was promoted from Syracuse of the AHL to replace Blake on the roster. He didnt play after taking part in the pregame warmup. ... Blues C Andy McDonald missed his second game because of a concussion. His status will be updated Monday. ... St. Louis is 63-51-15 since Davis Payne replaced Andy Murray as coach. Murray was 57-51-21 in his first 129 games. Charles Johnson Panthers Jersey . The Denver Nuggets versatile forward needs surgery to repair a labral tear in his left hip and is done for the season. Colin Cole Panthers Jersey . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is.BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Alex Ovechkin knew what he was going to do before he heard Capitals teammate Mike Green yelling for the pass. Faking a shot to freeze Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth, Ovechkin fed a pass through the middle to a wide-open Green, who snapped it into the open right side one minute into overtime and sealed Washingtons 5-4 win on Tuesday night. "Oh, he screamed so loud, but I knew he was out there," said Ovechkin, who finished with two goals and two assists. "I gave him the pass. It was a little bit forward but it was good for him. It was good for our team. He reached it and put it in." The setup was also payback for a goal Ovechkin was credited with in putting the Capitals up 2-0 early the first period. Thats when Greens shot banked in off Ovechkins leg and into the net. "Yeah, I felt sorry for Greeny," Ovechkin said. "But it is what it is." Green was grateful to be able to finish off a game in which the Capitals never trailed. "He made a great play," Green said. "I know its tough for him not to shoot the puck, but what an unselfish play that was." Green had two goals and an assist, and Troy Brouwer added a goal and assist. Washington (24-21-8) was coming off a 5-0 win at Montreal on Saturday and won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 9-10. The Capitals have suddenly rediscovered their offence. Theyve combined for 10 goals in two games after managing just eight during an 0-5-2 skid. Washingtons power play also came to life in converting two of three chances after going 1 for 32 in its previous nine games. Cody Hodgson had two goals and Christian Ehrhoff and rookie Phil Varone, with the first of his career, also scored for Buffalo. The Sabres (14-30-8) dropped to 1-4-3 in their past eight. Enroth stopped 30 shots to drop to 1-11-4 on the season and extend his losing streaking to 12 straight (0-9-3) Hodgson focused on the positives by noting how the Sabres refused to fold in rallying back each time the Capitals went ahead. "I think we had a lot of character in that room," said Hodgson, who has six goals and 10 points in eight games since returning from a thumb injury. "We showed a lot of guts battling back." Hodgson forced overtime by scoring on a solid individual play 6:48 into the tthird period. Thomas DeCoud Panthers Jersey. With a delayed penalty being called against Washington forward Jason Chimera, Hodgson got to a loose puck in the right circle. He then weaved his way past two defenders and lifted a backhander over goalie Braden Holtbys right shoulder. Despite playing on back-to-back nights following a 3-0 loss at Pittsburgh, the Sabres found their stride as the game progressed. They outshot Washington 10-1 through the first 10 minutes of the third period and 13-6 over the final 21 minutes. What the Sabres couldnt overcome was Ovechkin, who showed no signs of the lower body injury that sidelined him for two games last week. With a goal and assist against Montreal, the Capitals captain now has six points in his past two, and combined for eight goals and six assists in his past 11. Ovechkin upped his NHL-leading goal total to 38 and enjoyed his 14th multipoint game of the season. He also upped his career total to 790 points, moving into second on the Capitals list, one ahead of Mike Gartner. "Hes the face of the franchise. And we count on him every night," Capitals coach Adam Oates said, noting the distractions Ovechkin faces in preparing to represent Russia at the Sochi Winter Games in two weeks. "Hes had a lot of demands on his time being pulled in a lot of different directions. Glad to see him rewarded tonight. We needed the points, and he got it done for us." Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom was shaken up after being elbowed to the head by Sabres defensman Mike Weber in front of the benches with a minute left in the third period. Backstrom was skating toward the bench well away from the play when Weber reached up and struck him. Weber was not penalized and could potentially be disciplined by the NHL. NOTES: Sabres RW Drew Stafford missed his second game with an upper body injury. ... Capitals C Ryan Stoa was a healthy scratch after being called up from AHL Hershey earlier in the day. Stoa appeared in his first NHL game since playing 25 during the 2010-11 season with Colorado. ... Earlier in the day, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman revealed to The Associated Press that the league is considering the Sabres proposal to relocate the annual pre-draft combine from Toronto to Buffalo, where the team is building a two-rink hockey/entertainment complex. ' ' '
