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Ducks down Canucks 4-1

Minus their captain and leading scorer, the Anaheim Ducks didn't miss a beat.

Corey Perry and Patrick Eaves had goals 1:14 apart early in the first period against the listless Canucks as Anaheim cruised past Vancouver 4-1 on Tuesday to extend a season-high win streak to five games.

Ryan Getzlaf, who leads the Ducks with 66 points, took warmups but was a late scratch with a lower-body injury.

"It was huge," Perry said of grabbing a 2-0 lead just 97 seconds in. "It's a big hole. (Getzlaf) has been playing some of his best hockey all season and guys stepped up."

Nick Ritchie, with a goal and an assist, and Brandon Montour also scored for Anaheim (42-23-11), which clinched a playoff spot earlier in the night when the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1.

"It's a feather in our players' cap," said Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle. "We feel that we've got a pretty good hockey club. "The next step for us is just to continue along the path that we've been on."

Jonathan Bernier made 34 saves and Antoine Vermette added two assists as Anaheim improved to 9-1-1 over its last 11 games. The Ducks sit first in the Pacific Division, two points up on Edmonton and the San Jose Sharks.

Highly touted rookie forward Brock Boeser scored in his home debut for Vancouver (30-37-9), which was dominated for 40 minutes before coming on a bit in the third when the Ducks took the foot off the gas.

Vancouver was eliminated from playoff contention Thursday and is 2-7-2 over its last 11, including a 2-3-0 mark on a recent five-game road trip.

"Our intensity level wasn't good enough," said Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins. "We didn't win any 1-on-1s."



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