The Anaheim Ducks are expecting a lot of rookie forward Dustin Penner.
He showed why Wednesday night. Penner scored twice and Ilya Bryzgalov made 20 saves to lead Anaheim to a 3-1 victory over the sputtering Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Perry set up both of Penner's goals as first-place Anaheim reached 102 points, four ahead of both Dallas and San Jose in the Pacific Division.
Penner, third among NHL rookies with 28 goals, recorded his third two-goal game. On Friday, Penner played just two shifts in the second and none in the third period in Anaheim's 3-2 overtime win against Dallas.
Penner scores twice to power Ducks to 3-1 win over Blackhawks