ANAHEIM -- Not even Finnish goalie sensation Joni Ortio and a big second-half push were enough for the Calgary Flames to end their decade-long losing streak at Honda Center.
The Anaheim Ducks took a four-goal lead and held off the Flames for a 6-3 win Wednesday in the finale for both teams before the All-Star break. Kyle Palmieri, Patrick Maroon, Ben Lovejoy, Tim Jackman, Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler scored for the Ducks (31-10-6), who lead the overall standings with 68 points.
The Flames (25-19-3) lost their 20th straight regular-season game in Anaheim, where they haven't won since Jan. 19, 2004. It's the longest current road losing streak in the NHL. Calgary entered the game 4-0-0 on its Pacific Division trip -- all behind Ortio, who was removed for former Duck Jonas Hiller after he allowed four goals on 11 shots.
Ortio gave up three goals on eight shots in the first period, although two came on deflections. He made a toe save on Getzlaf's shorthanded breakaway attempt in the first.
Hiller received big cheers and kept the Flames in it while they made their comeback.
Mikael Backlund and Sean Monahan brought Calgary to 4-2 with goals in a 7:59 span of the second. Backlund whacked home a puck in traffic at 11:13 for his fifth goal in seven games. Monahan extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with a snap shot to finish a pretty sequence at 19:12.
Getzlaf scored with 10:16 remaining, but Joe Colborne made it 5-3 with 9:18 to play. Kesler hit the empty net with 19 seconds left to complete the scoring after Calgary lifted Hiller for an extra attacker.
Jackman scored on a wrist shot from the right faceoff dot to put Anaheim ahead 4-0 at 9:37 of the second period. Lovejoy's first goal this season made it 3-0 after the first period. Calgary had sustained pressure in Anaheim's end before Lovejoy's point shot hit Flames defenseman Kris Russell on its way in at 17:04.
Maroon deflected Lovejoy's point shot into the net at 14:59 of the first for his third goal. Maroon has two goals in his past three games after he had two in his first 36 games. Palmieri opened the scoring when he took a threaded pass from Matt Beleskey from behind the net and shot into an open net at 4:41.
Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner was scratched with a lower-body injury and is day-to-day, the team announced. Colby Robak played his first game since Dec. 19.
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