Postgame Notes and Quotes - April 6 vs. Dallas

Postgame NotesAnaheim 5 vs. Dallas 3April 6, 2018Honda Center43-25-13, 99 points
The Ducks defeated the Dallas Stars, 5-3, and finished their home schedule with seven consecutive wins in Anaheim. The Ducks lost only once in regulation in the final 17 games at Honda Center (14-1-2, .882 since January 23). That mark is currently tied for first with Toronto (15-2-0, .882) and leads the Western Conference. Tonight's victory was Anaheim's 10th in the last 11 games at Honda Center (10-1-0). The club improved to 9-1-1 in its last 11 games overall, giving the club 19 of a possible 22 standings points (.864). The victory pushed Anaheim's record since the end of its bye week (Jan. 13) to 24-10-4, along with a 29-12-5 mark since December 21.

With the win, the Ducks advanced to within one standings point from their fifth consecutive 100-point season. Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Ducks co-lead the NHL in standings points (532 pts., 240-117-52) with the Washington Capitals.
Ryan Miller recorded his 369th career win in the contest to tied Tom Barrasso for second on the all-time wins list among U.S.-born goaltenders. Miller recorded the milestone win in his 736th career NHL game, 31 games quicker than Barrasso and remains five victories behind the all-time record, held by John Vanbiesbrouck (374). All-time, Miller is 369-268-79 and ranks second among U.S.-born goaltenders with 42 career shutouts. The 37-year-old improved to 7-0-2 in his 10 home games this season.
Ryan Getzlaf recorded his team-record ninth 60-point season, surpassing Teemu Selanne's eight seasons with 60 points. Getzlaf passed Selanne with two assists in the game (0-2=2).
Jakob Silfverberg earned a season-high three points with a +2 rating. Silfverberg pushed his assist/point streak to three straight games (1-5=6), one shy of his career high four set from Dec. 23-31, 2017.
Andrew Cogliano registered 1-1=2 points for his sixth multi-point game of the season. Cogliano extended his goal/point streak to three consecutive games (3-2=5, +5).
Derek Grant scored the third goal for Anaheim in the opening frame, which was one shy of Anaheim's season-high four goals set on January 23 vs. the New York Rangers.
Rickard Rakell added a second goal 6:33 on the power play in the first to tie his career high in goals (33). Rakell earned his eighth point in the last 10 games (3-5=8) and has 11-8=19 in his last 18 games. Adam Henrique collected points in three straight (1-2=3) with the secondary assist.
Josh Manson registered his second consecutive multi-point game with 1-1=2 points. It was the first time in Manson's career that the defensemen logged multi-point efforts in back-to-back games (1-3=4)
Corey Perry earned his 399th career NHL assist on Manson's goal while Hampus Lindholm recorded his 18th assist of the season on Grant's tally.
Tonight's attendance was 17,355, a sellout including standing room only.
Postgame Quotes
Anaheim Ducks
Francois Beauchemin
On his video tribute
I knew it was coming, but I didn't know what it was going to be like. I still had some problems keeping it together because of all the great memories. They did a really good job.
On the fans saluting him
It was really cool. I almost wanted to go to the bench and take a breather, but I got right back onto the ice. It will be right there on the top of the list for memories.
Jakob Silfverberg
On his three-point night
It's been a little bit up-and-down for me [offensively], but our line has been struggling to find the back of the net consistently. We've been doing a good job playing solid defense. There is no better time of the year to get the confidence going. It's not just me, it's our whole line. Playing with more confidence.
On if the team is playoff-ready
I think so. The whole team is building that confidence. We're playing the right way. That's the biggest key. We're not cheating. We're ready. We just need to make sure we have a strong finish tomorrow and see who we get. Prepare from there.
Head Coach Randy Carlyle
On the team's performance
We had a really good start. We had lots of energy, we were really skating and had our feet underneath us. They're still an opponent that scares you because they have a transition game and a lot of skill on that side that can make you pay the price. They didn't quit. They continued to come back and found a way to make the game very interesting.
On the importance of home ice
It's always nice to have home ice, but I don't think it's paramount in any series. If we're going to play the deciding game, we want to play it in our building before we play it in anybody else's building.
Dallas Stars
Marc Methot
On Mike McKenna
It would have been nice to get him a better result. I think he is a great guy in the room. He is a good character guy. He has been around the league, both leagues, for a long time and he has paid his dues. It is great that he has an opportunity here to play a couple NHL games. Didn't get the job done for him, but that's the game.
On what they want to change for tomorrow night against LA
I'm not sure yet. I am sure we are going to hear about it though tomorrow, in the morning, with lots of video and what not with Coach. We know that it's a very similar game. They are heavy up front. They play a good puck possession game down low and defensively I think they are pretty strong too. Yeah, we have our hands full. We know that. You take a game off, they will embarrass you. So, we have to be ready.
Mike McKenna
On his impression of how the game unfolded
Not the right way. We were behind the eight ball to start and we just never dug our way out of it. So yeah, not the way we wanted it to go.
On his performance
It's pretty optimistic. I mean, I allowed five goals, so disappointed we didn't win the game more than anything. It's what we are here for and there's room for improvement. So, tomorrow go back, look at video, and try to get better again. Doesn't change anything for me that there's not more time left here. There's more time left in the season.
Head Coach Ken Hitchcock
Statement on Humboldt bus crash
Listen, our hearts go out to the players and their families of the Humboldt Broncos and not sure where it's at right now, but that overrides anything that a hockey game had, so that's a tough situation for everybody in Saskatoon and we feel for them.
On Dallas' play tonight
We turned the puck over at the top of both zones too many times and made mistakes in what we call critical ice and they took advantage of it. We had a lot of scoring chances ourselves, even ones that didn't hit the net, but we made mistakes in the wrong areas, either in our zone or the offensive zone and it came back to haunt us.
On Ducks playing like a playoff team
Yeah it is hard to evaluate. I don't think you can put it all in that, but they looked like a team that was getting ready for the playoffs. That's what they looked like and we looked like a team that still was trying, but they had details in their game that we didn't have and you know, that part I'm sure is disappointing for everybody.