Frederik Andersen made 27 saves, helping Anaheim kill off five power plays, and the Ducks beat the host Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1, on Thursday night for a two-games-to-one lead in the Western Conference finals.
Defenseman Simon Despres scored his first career playoff goal in the second period as top-seeded Anaheim bounced back from a three-overtime loss at home in Game 2. Patrick Maroon had a power-play goal, and Ryan Getzlaf added two assists.
Ryan Kesler’s two holding penalties contributed to more than nine power-play minutes for the Blackhawks, but the Ducks’ penalty-killing lines kept most of Chicago’s opportunities to the outside, and Andersen stood his ground during a couple of goal-mouth scrambles.