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Silfverberg scores twice in Ducks win

Jakob Silfverberg scored two goals in his first game back from injury, and Corey Perry got his 700th NHL point to help the Anaheim Ducks defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 at Honda Center on Tuesday.

John Gibson made 28 saves for the Ducks (28-15-9), who lost 4-0 to the Edmonton Oilers last Wednesday before the All-Star break. Rookie forward Mikko Rantanen scored for the Avalanche (13-32-2), whose season-high losing streak reached eight games (0-7-1).

The Ducks scored on the first shot on goal on their first power play. With Avalanche forward Matt Duchene in the penalty box for high sticking against Josh Manson, Silfverberg redirected a shot from Nick Ritchie high into the net with one second left on the man-advantage to make it 1-0 at 10:58 of the first period.

Silfverberg missed the previous three games with an upper-body injury sustained Jan. 19 against Colorado. Rickard Rakell scored off Perry's milestone assist to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead at 2:54 of the second period. Perry spotted Rakell stationed to the left of goalie Calvin Pickard, and Rakell redirected the puck into the open side of the net.

Rantanen scored on a breakaway to make it 2-1 at 5:13 of the second. Silfverberg put the Ducks up 3-1 when he scored his 15th goal at 2:51 of the third period after receiving a centering pass from Andrew Cogliano while charging through the slot.

Defenseman Korbinian Holzer scored his first NHL goal in nearly three years at 12:13 to make it 4-1, and defenseman Cam Fowler made it 5-1 with his 11th goal with 2:25 remaining.

-- by Dan Arritt for NHL.com --