0-4-1, the Anaheim Ducks record during a recent central division road trip. While most of the games during that trip were closer than that record would indicate, the results were not what the Ducks had hoped for.
Four of the five games during that road trip had the Ducks playing without their captain Ryan Getzlaf, who underwent a non-emergency appendectomy after continually experiencing discomfort to begin the season.
Getzlaf missed the following nine days before returning to the Ducks lineup Friday night against Columbus, and what a return it was.
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Getzlaf was the immediate spark the Ducks needed as he and twin Corey Perry each had three assists in the 4-2 win over the Jackets.