Rickard Rakell never lost his swagger. Hampus Lindholm found his. And Jonathan Bernier continued his stinginess against the San Jose Sharks.
The confluence of trends resulted in a 3-2 win Friday as the Ducks moved into first place in the Pacific Division, ahead of the Edmonton Oilers with two games in hand.
Here’s what we learned:
Rakell balances out the Ducks’ lines
Ducks Coach Randy Carlyle said, “There’s a huge comfort zone” with the line of Rakell, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, and it’s easy to see why.