{allcanada} Kesler scores twice, Ducks beat Flames at home again

 

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ryan Kesler scored two power-play goals, Jonathan Bernier had 25 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday night.

Anaheim has 24 consecutive victories at home against Calgary, breaking the Philadelphia Flyers' mark of 23 straight against the Pittsburgh Penguins from Feb. 1980 through Jan. 1987.

Andrew Cogliano and Clayton Stoner also scored for the Ducks.

Alex Chiasson had a goal for the Flames, who have not won at Honda Center since Jan. 19, 2004. Chad Johnson made 17 saves.

After Stoner and Chiasson scored in the first period, Kesler put the Ducks ahead 2-1 early in the second with his third power-play goal of the season. Kesler and Corey Perry were creating traffic in front of Johnson when Ryan Getzlaf passed in to Perry. The puck slid to Kesler at the top of the crease, and he lifted it in from there.

Kesler got his other goal with 6:31 left in the third in similar fashion. Getzlaf shot into a screen set by Perry, and the puck again found Kesler atop the crease for a quick putback score.

In between Kesler's goals, Cogliano followed up his own miss on a 2-on-1 break to extend the Ducks' lead to 3-1 7:54 into the second.

NOTES: Getzlaf and LW Nick Ritchie returned to action after missing two games with upper-body injuries. ... Hunter Shinkaruk made his season debut for the Flames after C Lance Bouma suffered an upper-body injury against the Kings.

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Flames: Open a two-game homestand against Dallas on Thursday.

Ducks: Open a three-game road trip at Columbus on Wednesday.

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