Ducks Vs. Wild Final Score: Corey Perry Nets Game-Winner For Anaheim In 2-1 Win

More: Perry and Hiller dominate in win

A goal by Corey Perry with 7:39 remaining in the third period proved to be the game-winner, giving the Anaheim Ducks a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night at the Xcel Energy Center. The win was the second straight for Anaheim, which improved to 2-0-1 on its eight-game road trip.

Perry, who had a hat trick on Sunday in Columbus, faked a shot to get free then beat goaltender Josh Harding to the inside at 12:21 of the final period, assisted by Luca Sbisa. It was the 27th goal of the year for Perry.

Niklas Hagman tied the game for the Ducks earlier in the period, with an unassisted goal at 8:17 of the third period. Jonas Hiller saved 17 of 18 shots for the win.

Anaheim outshot Minnesota 25-18 in the win.

The Ducks are 13-2-3 in their last 18 games. Minnesota has lost five straight games and is 5-16-5 in their last 26 contests. Anaheim continues its road trip on Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Ducks Vs. Wild Game Time, TV Schedule And More

Corey Perry and the Anaheim Ducks continue their road trip Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild in a nationally televised game from the Xcel Energy Center. The Ducks are playing the third contest of an eight-game, 14-day road trip that has seen Anaheim go 1-0-1 so far. Here are the relevant details of Tuesday night's game:

Records: Anaheim, 53 points (22-24-9, 13th in Western Conference); Minnesota, 58 points (25-22-8, 12th in Western Conference)

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis

Time: 4:30 p.m. PST

TV: NBC Sports Network, with John Forslund and Brian Englboom on the call.

Home vs. Road: Anaheim is 7-11-7 on the road, though they are 5-1-3 in their last nine contests away from home; Minnesota is 13-9-3 at home.

Hot vs. Cold: The Ducks are 12-2-3 in their last 17 games; Minnesota has lost four straight games and are 5-15-5 in their last 25 games.

Season Series: The Ducks are 1-2-0 this season against Minnesota and this is the fourth and final meeting between the two teams this season. Anaheim lost both home games against the Wild but won 3-2 in Minnesota on October 27.

Perry Heating Up: Corey Perry had a hat trick on Sunday in Columbus, giving him 26 goals in 55 games this season. Last year, Perry had a hat trick in game number 54 to give him 28 goals on the season, and added 22 more goals in his last 28 games as the Ducks made an 18-9-1 run into home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Perry and the Ducks need a similar run this year to even qualify for the postseason, as Anaheim is 10 points shy of the eighth spot in the Western Conference.

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Anaheim Ducks Trade Maxime Macenauer To Winnipeg Jets For Riley Holzapfel

The Anaheim Ducks on Monday made a trade, acquiring center Riley Holzapfel from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for center Maxime Macenauer, in a trade of 23-year old centers.

Hozapfel was drafted in the second round of the 2006 by the Atlanta Thrashers, who are now in Winnipeg. Hozapfel has eight goals and seven assists this season in 29 games for St. John's of the American Hockey League. He has yet to play in the NHL.

Macenauer made his NHL debut for the Ducks this season, scoring a goal and having three assists in 29 games. Selected in the third round of the 2007 draft by Anaheim, Macenauer also had four goals and two assists in 13 games with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.

In another roster move, Anaheim recalled defenseman Nate Guenin from Syracuse. He was just assigned to Syracuse on Saturday.

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Ducks Schedule 2012: Long Road Trip Continues As Anaheim Plays Four Games This Week

The Anaheim Ducks have battled their way to respectability and now look to climb out of the cellar in the Pacific Division. They will have their work cut out for them this week, as they face four tough opponents on the road.