With the carrot of taking six points from a possible eight back home to the east coast with them, the New York Rangers ultimately fell short as they finished their four-game swing on the west coast on a tough note.
Despite racing into a two-goal lead, the Rangers could not maintain their early dominance and instead they were dragged into a dogfight with the plucky Ducks.
It was a perfect start for the Blueshirts, too, as Mika Zibanejad latched onto a horrific turnover by Anaheim in their own zone before beating John Gibson on the backhand.