ANAHEIM — The Ducks went toe-to-toe with a bona fide heavyweight, sending the Washington Capitals to the canvas, 4-3, in a shootout on Friday night at Honda Center.

The Ducks rebounded brilliantly from their 7-0 shelling by the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday and handed the Capitals just their second loss in 11 games.

In a tight affair in which the Ducks out-shot Washington 38-21, the Ducks were a perfect 3 for 3 on the penalty kill, but went 0 for 5 on the power play, dropping them to 3 for 37 since Nov. 10. Nevertheless, they toppled the Eastern Conference’s hottest franchise.

Rookie Beckett Sennecke and enforcer Ross Johnston each had a goal and an assist for the Ducks. Cutter Gauthier also scored. Mikael Granlund returned to the lineup (lower-body injury), playing just his second game sin

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