The Anaheim Ducks are making their own breaks after the break.A 10-3-1 record between Christmas and the All-Star Game Connor McDavid Jerseypropelled them back into playoff contention, and after a few more days off for the festivities in Nashville, the Ducks picked up where they left off.Ryan Garbutt, Hampus Lindholm and Rickard Rakell scored to send Anaheim past the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night for its fourth consecutive victory.Frederik Andersen http://www.officialoilersteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Connor_Mcdavid_Jerseystopped 30 shots for the Ducks, playing the first of three crucial games this week against the teams holding playoff positions in the Pacific Division at the All-Star break.''You can't just take five days off. You want to have that focus and keep what we were doing before the break, which was really good,'' Andersen said. ''We knew how big a week this is and this game is the first step.''Tommy Wingels and Dainius Zubrus scored for San Jose, and Martin Jones made 24 saves. The Sharks' streak http://www.officialoilersteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Connor_Mcdavid_Jerseyof earning at least one point in 10 straight games ended, as did Joe Thornton's run of 10 games in a row with a goal or an assist.Even during their awful start to the season, the Ducks were able to rely on their lockdown penalty kill, which leads the NHL at 89.8 percent. That unit delivered in dramatic fashion to restore order in the second period and then finish off the win.With Rakell sent to the box for tripping 17 seconds after Zubrus poked in a shot by Brent Burns that trickled through Jack Eichel Jersey's legs to tie the game at 1, Ryan Getzlaf found Lindholm streaking into the zone. Lindholm unleashed a wrist shot past Jones for his first career short-handed goal, putting Anaheim back in front.''They were pushing us ahttp://www.officialsabresteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Jack_Eichel_Jersey little bit there,'' Lindholm said. ''We've been really good and confident on the PK and we got a break there. Getzy made a hell of a pass, guiding me to the net there. It was a big goal for us.''The penalty kill was pressed back into action when Cam Fowler was called for hooking with 2:07 remaining and Jones departed seconds later for a sixth attacker, but San Jose still could not come up with an equalizer.''We'd certainly like it not to happen, but when you have got the confidence in the penalty killing that we do and the penalty killers are pretty good, it works out in our favor,'' Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said of the 6-on-4 scramble in the final seconds.Garbutt scored his first goal with the Ducks by firing home Chris Stewart's rebound, only to see Wingels plant a shot under the crossbar 1:05 later to cut San Jose's deficit to 3-2.Rakell gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead on a shot into the upper right corner late in the first period. It was Rakell's third goal in five games, but the celebration was briefly delayed as San Jose unsuccessfully challenged that Patrick Maroon was offside when he touched the puck to start the scoring sequence.
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