Hat Trick By Corey Perry Helps Ducks To 5-4 Win Over Sharks

The Anaheim Ducks beat the San Jose Sharks for the second time in three nights, this time 5-4 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, thanks to a hat trick by Corey Perry and four assists by Ryan Getzlaf.

Perry had goals in each period in a wild game that featured 114 penalty minutes.Perry scored at 4:15 of the first period, 9:25 of the second period, and 4:36 of the third period. Getzlaf assisted Perry on all three goals, plus another goal by Jake Newton at 5:29 of the first period.

Sam Jose fought back to tie the game at 4-4, but Dan Sexton scored at the 15 minute mark of the third period to give Anaheim the lead for good, on a shot assisted by Jason Blake.

For the Ducks, Curtis McElhinney saved 18 shots and Timo Pielmeier saved 22. Each goalie allowed a pair of goals.

Because the Ducks scored five goals tonight, fans can get free wings at Hooters, thanks to a promotion with the team.

The Ducks travel to Vancouver Saturday night to battle the 0-3-0 Canucks.

Anaheim Ducks Trim Roster To 36 Before Game With Sharks

Tonight, the Anaheim Ducks travel to San Jose to face the Sharks at HP Pavilion, in the third preseason game for Anaheim. Tonight's game will start at 7:30 and can be listened to online at AnaheimDucks.com.

The Ducks defeated San Jose 5-2 in Anaheim on Wednesday, in the first preseason game for the Sharks.

A day after reassigning 12 players from its training camp roster, the Ducks announced today that goalie J.P. Levasseur was assigned to Syracuse:

Anaheim now has 36 players remaining on its 2010 Training Camp Roster – 21 forwards, 11 defensemen and four goaltenders.

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