Ducks’ Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf still working well together

The synergy of Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry is a known commodity — drafted together, born in the same month, longtime linemates driven to make up for recent playoff disappointment.

That bond also shows statistically, Perry tied for the NHL lead with eight goals and Getzlaf leading in assists with eight before Thursday night’s action.

When the Ducks play host Friday to Columbus, they will attempt to duplicate last year’s seven-game win streak after a season-opening defeat.

While Perry has created the greater buzz with two hat tricks, Getzlaf’s propensity for creating offense has helped the Ducks lead the league in goals (25) through Wednesday.

“I’ve done it my whole career, it’s who I’ve been,” Getzlaf said Thursday after practice in Anaheim. “It’s natural for me to move the puck around as good as I can. I see the ice well, try to anticipate things before they’re there. And it’s still working.”

Getzlaf has produced 45 or more assists in six of his nine NHL seasons, including 56 last season and a career-high 66 in 2008-09.

This time around, Perry — who like Getzlaf turns 30 in May — is playing possessed, the NHL equivalent of a Porsche at right wing, although Getzlaf says “an old muscle car” might be a better comparison.

“Right now, everything Corey’s touching is going in. He’s seeing the little places in the net like they’re as big as basketballs,” Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said. “He put that first goal in [Wednesday] just off the post and [right of Buffalo goalie Michal Neuvirth’s shoulder] … really difficult shot. Great players have these moments in the sun.”

Because of Perry’s scorching start, Getzlaf admits his first sense is to send his linemate the puck despite Boudreau’s requests to avoid being “too unselfish.”

“When you have a guy who you know is going to put the puck in the net, it’s a nice feeling,” said Getzlaf, who has assisted on three Perry goals. “Sometimes, I get a little too focused on him, but … as long as he’s putting it in the net, I’m going to try to get it on his stick.”

What does he want most — to lead the league in assists or have Perry score the most goals?

“That’d be perfect for everybody … either would be great,” Getzlaf said.

Clamping down

Goalie Frederik Andersen‘s calm and confident 6-0 start earns him the lion’s share of credit for the Ducks allowing one goal or fewer in four of their past five games.

Defenseman Mark Fistric, who made his season debut Wednesday, said the blue-liners’ “attention to detail” seems stronger than last season, and Andersen’s demeanor “rubs off on the rest of us … when you need him, he’s there.

“We might be his last line of defense, but he’s ours, and when he’s playing like this, look how the team’s doing.”

TONIGHT

VS. COLUMBUS

When: 7.

On the air: Prime Ticket. Radio: 830.

Etc. For the second of three games during this homestand, the Ducks face a team that played the night before.

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