The Ducks needed this one badly, and they responded with the kind of "desperation" Randy Carlyle called for on the heels of a three-game losing streak.
The squad rests near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, and they entered Wednesday's contest at Honda Center reeling from a four-game losing streak.
His first marker came about 21/2 minutes in to jumpstart the Ducks' offense after so many games recently where they fell behind early.
"As a team, you don't want to go down really early. … Getting one right off the top there was nice."
But the Swede was back out there in the third period, a bag of ice applied to his face while he sat in the penalty box for a cross-checking infraction.