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Rickard Rakell, Ducks overcome injuries and Sharks to win in OT

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ANAHEIM — The hits kept coming for the Ducks, who started their 3-2 overtime victory Sunday over the San Jose Sharks at Honda Center without goaltender John Gibson and center Ryan Getzlaf and ended it without center Isac Lundestrom. The Ducks are suddenly battered and bruised when they can least afford it.

Gibson suffered an apparent right hand injury during Saturday’s practice. Getzlaf didn’t practice Saturday and didn’t play Sunday because of a lower-body injury. Lundestrom played three shifts for a total of 1:35 of ice time in the first period before departing because of a lower-body injury.

There was no immediate word whether any of the three would join their teammates for a five-game trip that begins Tuesday in Chicago. Anthony Stolarz started in place of Gibson on Sunday, Sam Steel took Getzlaf’s spot on the Ducks’ top line, skating between Adam Henrique and Troy Terry.

Henrique scored the Ducks’ first goal and assisted on their second, a rebound that Sonny Milano lifted into the net to tie the score 2-2 at 19:39 of the second period. Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored for the Sharks, who were coming off an 8-0 beatdown Saturday at the hands of the Nashville Predators.

Lundestrom was hurt during an awkward collision in the neutral zone moments before Couture scored to give San Jose a 1-0 lead at 7:47 of the first period. Lundestrom’s knee appeared to buckle as he fell to the ice. He left the ice in obvious pain and went directly to the dressing room.

Rickard Rakell eased some of the Ducks pain with the winning goal 14 seconds into overtime, a breakaway off a stretch pass from Troy Terry.

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