Perry scores twice as Ducks beat Flyers 4-2

Third-place Alex Ovechkin is tied with fourth-place Evgeni Malkin and three other players for 24th in league scoring with 30 points, fifth-place P.K. Subban has just one goal with the Montreal Canadiens after scoring 15 times last year, sixth place Sidney Crosby has just seven goals and 24 points and seventh-place Corey Perry is on pace for 27 goals and 51 points-five years after he won the Hart and Rocket Richard Trophies with 50 goals and 98 points.

The Ducks are 8-3-3 at home since an 0-2-1 start, but they’ve totaled just five goals in four December games at Honda Center.

Anaheim continued its dominance against the Flyers, who have just one win in their last nine games against the Ducks since the start of the 2009-10 season, going 1-5-3 in that span.

The Ducks returned from the Christmas break with Sunday’s 4-2 home win over Philadelphia and are in position to win consecutive games for the second time over an 8-8-4 span since winning four straight to start November.

The Anaheim Ducks have recalled former first round selection Shea Theodore twice already this season, but the 20-year-old defenseman has yet to see National Hockey League ice with the club. The Ducks will determine his recovery time later in the week, but he isn’t expected to be on their three-game road trip beginning Tuesday in Calgary.

After Getzlaf’s goal, the Ducks had two golden chances to increase their lead to 2-0, but Mason stopped Carl Hagelin on a breakaway, and denied Mike Santorelli, who danced through the defense and was alone in front.

Perry also had two goals and an assist last month against the Flames, giving him six goals and five assists in six games dating to the start of the postseason series.

There were a couple of goals that followed the fisticuffs and histrionics.

In goal, Danish netminder Frederik Andersen has appeared in 19 games, posting a 5-8-4 record, 2.59 goals against average and. 898 marks. Including the postseason, he’s 3-5-0 with a 3.09 GAA and. 911 save percentage. American goaltender Gibson has strong stats in 11 appearances with a 1.97 goals against average and. Two of Gibson’s four wins have come via shutout.

Scratches: Chris Stewart (healthy scratch last game), Korbinian Holzer (healthy), Simon Despres (concussion).