Smith gave the puck to defenseman Matt Bartkowski, who skated it into the Ducks zone and took a shot from the top of the right circle. Gibson made the save, but the rebound came out to the slot. Anaheim defenseman Francois Beauchemin couldn't find the puck, and Ferland skated in behind him and shot it past Gibson.
The Ducks had a strong start and took a 1-0 lead in the opening minutes for the fourth straight game. Getzlaf brought the puck into the Calgary zone and dropped it back for Fowler, who quickly gave it back to Getzlaf. He brought the puck to the front of the net but swung and missed on his shot attempt. Fowler came in behind Getzlaf and swept the puck into the net at 3:48.
Calgary's first power play, following a cross-checking call against Josh Manson at 4:09 of the first period, was wiped out by a high-sticking penalty on Mikael Backlund 28 seconds later.
Backlund was called for holding at 7:39 of the first, and Flames forward Garnet Hathaway received a double minor for roughing with 1:40 left in the period.
The Ducks appeared to score on the power play with 1.2 seconds left in the first, but video review showed Ryan Kesler used a distinct kicking motion to deflect the rebound of a Getzlaf shot into the net.
"We've been doing a good job lately of getting off to good starts, but we seem to kind of take our foot off the gas and let teams back into the hockey game," Fowler said. "They made their push in the second, but we were able to stick with it. I thought it was one of our most complete games all year."
