Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks - Recap - January 22, 2012 - By: Leroy Hubbard

Bobby Ryan scored twice and Jonas Hiller created 43 saves to assist the Anaheim Ducks win their sixth straight game, three-2 more than the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night. With seven minutes, 20 seconds left in the third period Sunday night, the shot totals read: Avalanche 39, Anaheim Ducks 13. The scoreboard read: Ducks three, Avs .

Hiller created 28 saves through the very first two periods and was operating on his third shutout of the season before Ryan O'Reilly and Milan Hejduk scored late in the third period.

Hiller produced 28 saves by way of the first two periods and was operating on his third shutout of the season ahead of Ryan OReilly and Milan Hejduk scored late in the third period.

Colorado was coming off a three-1 victory at Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The Ducks are 8--1 in their past nine games to move within 11 points of the No. 8 spot in the West.

The Avalanche outshot Anaheim 15-2 in the initial period, but still found themselves down 1-.

The Ducks scored on their very first shot, taking benefit of O'Reilly's turnover at the Avalanche blue line. Ryan picked up the puck and beat Giguere with a wrist shot on a short-handed breakaway at 2:49.

Getzlaf scored at 20 seconds of the third period with Colorado's Shane O'Brien off for delay of game for sending the puck out of play late in the second. The Ducks won the opening faceoff and Teemu Selanne raced down the correct side, wrapped behind the net and fed Getzlaf. A video assessment confirmed that the puck crossed below the sprawled Giguere.

"We played excellent, but gave up breakaways to Bobby Ryan," Avs defender Shane O'Brien said. "These errors hurt, but I thought everyone played great for the most component."

O'Reilly scored with 5:09 left, and Hejduk connected on a power play with three:32 to go to make it close.

Getzlaf scored at 20 seconds of the third period with Colorados Shane OBrien off for delay of game for sending the puck out of play late in the second. The Ducks won the opening faceoff and Teemu Selanne raced down the proper side, wrapped behind the net and fed Getzlaf. A video review confirmed that the puck crossed beneath the sprawled Giguere.

Avs goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, beginning back-to-back games, did not have a lot of a opportunity on Ryan's two breakaway objectives, the first of which was brought on by an O'Reilly giveaway in the neutral zone in the 1st.

The Ducks won their sixth in a row at the Honda Center, second only to Detroits existing run of 16 straight at property.

I feel our guys deserve a lot of credit, they didnt mail it in, Avalanche coach Joe Sacco mentioned.

Ducks have won seven of eight in the series. ... Avalanche defenseman Ryan Wilson missed his second straight game since of a groin injury. ... Anaheim was with no defenseman Toni Lydman since of an illness. ... The Ducks reassigned right wing Kyle Palmieri to Syracuse of the AHL on Sunday, a day soon after the former first-round choose was recalled.

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