Gibson leads red-hot Ducks to 9th straight win

John Gibson made 25 saves as the Anaheim Ducks earned their ninth consecutive victory with a 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

Gibson preserved the victory with a nice save on Max Pacioretty to end it.

Gibson earned his fourth straight win and seventh victory in his last nine games, while the Ducks improved to 35-19-8 and 16-1-1 in their last 18 contests.

Alex Galchenyuk provided all of the offense for the Canadiens in regulation, and the 22-year-old forward now has five goals in his last four games.

Ducks forward Jamie McGinn scored his first goal with Anaheim since being acquired from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

The Canadiens lost their second straight game and third in the last five.