Ryan Getzlaf

MARTIN HANZAL scored his first two goals of the season, Boyd Gordon and Lauri Korpikoski added goals less than 2 minutes apart in the second period, and the visiting Phoenix Coyotes beat the Anaheim Ducks last night, 5-4. Korpikoski and defenseman Keith Yandle both had a goal and an assist, Taylor Pyatt had two assists, and goalie Mike Smith made 29 saves for Phoenix to improve his career record to 4-0-1 against Anaheim. Ryan Getzlaf scored his first two goals of the season for the Ducks, who have dropped two in a row at home after a four-game winning streak.

Flyers forward Jeff Carter traveled to Vancouver, but he won't be an Olympian. Carter was left off the Team Canada roster today, when the team decided to stick with Ryan Getzlaf, who returned to the lineup for the Anaheim Ducks - just in the nick of time. Getzlaf, who injured his ankle last Monday, would have needed to be replaced by Carter to meet today's roster deadline. Carter flew to Vancouver yesterday morning just in case Getzlaf couldn't compete, something that seemed like a possibility given Getzlaf's absence in the Ducks lineup on Saturday in Calgary.

Perry and Getzlaf team up for Ducks win Corey Perry deflected Ryan Getzlaf's centering feed past Jason LaBarbera with 5 minutes, 37 seconds left, and Jonas Hiller made 36 saves as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Phoenix Coyotes , 3-2, Sunday night in Arizona. In Vancouver, British Columbia, Mason Raymond scored twice and added an assist, and rookie backup Cory Schneider made 32 saves as the Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes , 5-1.   Iginla scores at last Fifteen games and nearly six months since his last goal, Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla snapped out of his scoring drought in dramatic fashion late Saturday night.

The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks signed Ryan Getzlaf to a 5-year extension worth $26.6 million that begins next season and runs through 2012-13. The 22-year-old center has seven goals and 14 assists in 19 games this season. "We are extremely pleased to be able to sign Ryan to a long-term deal," general manager Brian Burke said yesterday. Getzlaf would have become a restricted free agent at the end of the season. In other news: Chicago Cubs president John McDonough resigned after a little more than a year and became president of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the World Ice Hockey Championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden in Quebec City last night, setting up a championship showdown with Russia tomorrow. Sergei Fedorov scored the opening goal of the game and Evgeni Nabakov stopped 23 shots to lead Russia to a 4-0 win over Finland in the first game of the semifinal doubleheader. It will be the first time Canada and Russia have ever met with the world championship on the line.

Dustin Penner and Joffrey Lupul scored twice for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, who stayed alive in the Western Conference finals with a 6-3 victory over host Edmonton last night. Jean-Sebastien Giguere returned to the Anaheim goal for his first start since April 29 - a span of nine games - and made 20 saves as the Ducks extended the series and snapped the Oilers' seven-game winning streak. Anaheim trails 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Game 5 is at Anaheim tomorrow. "It was pretty hard.

Erik Cole and Eric Staal each had two goals to help the Carolina Hurricanes tie a franchise record for home victories by beating the Florida Panthers, 5-2, last night. Craig Adams also scored for the Hurricanes, who improved to an NHL-best 26-5-1 at home. That equaled the previous mark set 19 years ago when the team played in Hartford, but they'll have to wait nearly 2 weeks to break it. "It's not something we're focused on or talking about here in the room," left wing Erik Cole said.

The Anaheim Ducks finally had things go their way in a shootout. Ryan Getzlaf faked goalie Mathieu Garon and scored the winning goal in the fifth round, helping the visiting Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2, in the lone NHL game last night. Getzlaf skated slowly toward Garon and faked to the right before pausing and going left, catching Garon sprawled flat on the ice. "We talked before the game about what his tendencies are," Getzlaf said. "I had an idea in my mind of where I was going to shoot, but it was just a matter of where he was going to be in the net. " The Ducks (6-0-2)

Teemu Selanne snapped out of his scoring slump with a goal and two assists last night and host Anaheim beat Detroit, 5-3, to even the series. The Ducks tied the Western Conference finals 2-2, with the best-of-seven series shifting to Detroit for Game 5 on Sunday. The Ducks built a 3-1 lead in the opening period, lost it in the second, then Ryan Getzlaf scored on a power play with 14 minutes, 36 seconds remaining to put them ahead to stay. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made that lead hold up, finishing with 36 saves.

Teemu Selanne and Ryan Getzlaf scored in the shootout to lift Anaheim to a 6-5 victory over the host St. Louis Blues last night after the Ducks squandered a two-goal lead late in regulation. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made one save in the tiebreaker and watched St. Louis' other attempt go wide, as the Ducks tied idle Buffalo with an NHL-high 21 points. Christan Backman nearly won it for the Blues in overtime, but his shot with a little more than 5 seconds left hit the right post behind Giguere.

  Ilva Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored shootout goals, and the New Jersey Devils beat the red-hot Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, Friday night in Newark. Martin Brodeur made 36 saves and preserved the shootout win with a pad save on Ryan Getzlaf as the Devils won for the seventh time in nine games and handed the Ducks only their seventh loss (14-3-4) since the start of the year. Getzlaf appeared to score 1 minute, 10 seconds into overtime, but the goal was waved off after a review showed he kicked the puck into the net. Anaheim's Sheldon Brookbank forced the overtime, scoring with 2:13 to play in regulation.

BRUCE BOUDREAU never even got comfortable in his beloved recliner. Three days after the Washington Capitals fired him, the fast-talking coach was in another rink on the other side of the continent, back at work on another NHL salvage job. Boudreau took charge of the Anaheim Ducks yesterday, running his first practice with new orange-and-black gear and the same contagious enthusiasm that endeared him to Washington fans. The coach known as "Gabby" is already talking big about the Ducks' chances to save their dismal season.

MARTIN HANZAL scored his first two goals of the season, Boyd Gordon and Lauri Korpikoski added goals less than 2 minutes apart in the second period, and the visiting Phoenix Coyotes beat the Anaheim Ducks last night, 5-4. Korpikoski and defenseman Keith Yandle both had a goal and an assist, Taylor Pyatt had two assists, and goalie Mike Smith made 29 saves for Phoenix to improve his career record to 4-0-1 against Anaheim. Ryan Getzlaf scored his first two goals of the season for the Ducks, who have dropped two in a row at home after a four-game winning streak.

NEW YORK - Jason Chimera scored 12 minutes, 36 seconds into the second overtime period, and the Washington Capitals completed a stunning three-goal comeback to beat the Rangers, 4-3, Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden and push New York to the brink of elimination. New York scored three times in the second period to take a 3-0 lead and appeared poised to head back to Washington even in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series for Game 5 on Saturday. But now the top-seeded Capitals can advance to the second round with a win at home.

Flyers Notes ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Flyers' road trip should be labeled As the Goaltender Turns . Three games. Three starting goaltenders. On Friday night, rookie Sergei Bobrovsky started against Anaheim. It was just his third start in the last nine games - and first since a 5-0 loss to Florida on Dec. 20. "It's his turn," coach Peter Laviolette deadpanned before the game. Laviolette is juggling three goalies: Bobrovsky, Brian Boucher , and Michael Leighton . "I'm trying to manage the three goaltenders," the coach said.

Although they managed a season-high 42 shots Thursday night, the Flyers continued to stumble at the Wells Fargo Center. They were frustrated by their anemic power play - and by Anaheim's backup goalie, Curtis McElhinney. Oh, and by Ryan Getzlaf. Taking a crossing pass from Matt Beleskey, Getzlaf poked in a goal during a goalmouth scramble with 1 minute, 46 seconds left, snapping a 2-2 tie and sparking the Ducks to a 3-2 win. The Flyers have lost three straight - all at home, and all to teams that were playing the second game on back-to-back nights.

ON WEDNESDAY night, while the Flyers were comfortably sleeping in their own beds, the Anaheim Ducks didn't even make it to Philadelphia until almost 1 a.m. yesterday. And for the third straight game, the fresh Flyers were beaten on home-ice by a team that had played the night before. Ryan Getzlaf scored with 1 minute, 46 seconds remaining to give Anaheim its first road win of the season, 3-2, dropping the Flyers to 2-3-1 despite a season-high 42 shots on goal. It was the Flyers' third straight loss, and third straight loss at the Wells Fargo Center.

Perry and Getzlaf team up for Ducks win Corey Perry deflected Ryan Getzlaf's centering feed past Jason LaBarbera with 5 minutes, 37 seconds left, and Jonas Hiller made 36 saves as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Phoenix Coyotes , 3-2, Sunday night in Arizona. In Vancouver, British Columbia, Mason Raymond scored twice and added an assist, and rookie backup Cory Schneider made 32 saves as the Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes , 5-1.   Iginla scores at last Fifteen games and nearly six months since his last goal, Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla snapped out of his scoring drought in dramatic fashion late Saturday night.

Flyers forward Jeff Carter traveled to Vancouver, but he won't be an Olympian. Carter was left off the Team Canada roster today, when the team decided to stick with Ryan Getzlaf, who returned to the lineup for the Anaheim Ducks - just in the nick of time. Getzlaf, who injured his ankle last Monday, would have needed to be replaced by Carter to meet today's roster deadline. Carter flew to Vancouver yesterday morning just in case Getzlaf couldn't compete, something that seemed like a possibility given Getzlaf's absence in the Ducks lineup on Saturday in Calgary.

Ales Kotalik's power-play goal snapped a 0-0 third-period tie, and backup goalie Steve Valiquette made 18 saves in the New York Rangers' fourth straight victory, 3-0 over the visiting Anaheim Ducks yesterday. New York, 4-0 since a season-opening loss at Pittsburgh, earned the victory in Sean Avery's season debut following a knee injury during training camp. Avery played his annoying style and goaded Ducks defenseman Ryan Whitney into a roughing penalty 1 minute, 34 seconds into the third period, setting up Kotalik's winning score.