{allcanada} Another third-period rally leads Ducks past Oilers

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This time, the Anaheim Ducks only had to dig out of a two-goal hole.

Two days after the Ducks overcame a four-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg Jets in overtime, they spotted the Edmonton Oilers a two-goal advantage before rallying in the third period for a 3-2 victory at Honda Center on Wednesday night.

Corey Perry, whose last-minute goal Monday sent that game into overtime, scored twice in a 7:57 span of the final period to tie the game, then set up Francois Beauchemin's one-timer from the top of the left circle that beat Viktor Fasth with 1:21 left in regulation.

The Ducks (50-18-8) stretched their lead over the idle San Jose Sharks in the race for first place in the Pacific Division to three points. Anaheim still has a game in hand.

Phillip Larsson and Jordan Eberle scored for the Oilers, last in the Western Conference. Fasth, playing for the first time against the team that traded him to Edmonton last month, made 23 saves. Rookie Frederik Andersen stopped 30 shots for the Ducks.

The Oilers, who lost 5-4 to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, came out firing. Edmonton outshot the Ducks 7-1 in the first 10:33, forcing Andersen to be sharp. He stopped Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at the post before the five-minute mark and denied him again from the slot three minutes later.

The Ducks began to push the tempo in the second half of the period, earning the game's first two power plays, but were unable to beat Fasth. The period ended scoreless, with the Oilers outshooting the Ducks 11-9.

Edmonton finally got on the board at 16:04 of the second period thanks to a great power-play shot by Larsson. With Mathieu Perreault off for tripping, Larsson eased down through the right circle before firing a shot from wide of the faceoff dot that found a tiny spot in the top corner. It was Larsson's third of the season.

The Oilers' big line, which combined for 10 points in the loss at San Jose, made it 2-0 at 2;51 of the third period. Nugent-Hopkins got the puck to Taylor Hall, setting up a 2-on-1 break entering the Ducks' zone. Hall found Eberle cutting to the net, and Eberle flicked the puck into the net for his 26th of the season and a 2-0 lead.

Andersen kept the Ducks in the game seconds later when he twice robbed Nugent-Hopkins, and Anaheim beat Fasth on the return rush. Matt Beleskey bounced off a check along the left half-wall, kept the puck and found Perry racing down the middle. Perry took Beleskey's pass and rocketed a shot from between the circle past Fasth at 3:28 to become the NHL's second 40-goal scorer this season. Only Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (48 goals) has scored more.

Perry scored his 41st and tied the game at 11:25 with a midair deflection of Stephane Robidas' right-point shot after the Oilers failed to clear their zone.

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