ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jamie McGinn scored in his Ducks debut, Jakob Silfverberg got the only goal in the shootout, and Anaheim beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday night for its ninth consecutive victory.
Corey Perry scored the tying power-play goal with 9:09 to play for the Ducks, who have won 18 of 21 to streak into a first-place tie with Los Angeles atop the Pacific Division.
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The San Jose Sharks are in third place with a road game against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
John Gibson stopped 25 shots and all three Montreal shootout attempts with relative ease.
Alex Galchenyuk scored two goals and Mike Condon made 32 saves for the Canadiens, who lost their second straight to open a West Coast road trip.