What we learned in the Ducks’ 2-1 victory over Wild

What the Ducks did in rallying to beat a hot goaltender and defensive-minded Minnesota Wild team Friday was remind everyone of why they posted the Western Conference’s best record last regular season.

They came back, as they did in claiming 26 come-from-behind victories last season.

They leaned heavily on right wing Corey Perry, like last season when he scored 43 goals.

And they seized on sparks, like those set from goaltender Frederik Andersen’s 12-save third period and forward Andrew Cogliano’s tying short-handed goal early in the third period.

Keep close entering the third period

If the Ducks are within a goal at the start of the third period, they like their chances of winning.

Friday, against a team threatening to become the first since 1930 to start 3-0 with three shutouts, the Ducks pulled out their second comeback in four wins. The first came in Detroit.

“We have a really good group, very resilient … we battle to the end,” Andersen said.

Minnesota center Charlie Coyle left Honda Center impressed.

“They turned it on and … got better as the game went on,” he said.

Corey Perry is on a mission

He’s off to his best start yet, with five goals in five games, and his fury at bowing out to the Kings in the second round of the playoffs last season is still evident in crunch time.

“This is a test,” he said after gathering a loose puck, blasting it off Minnesota goalie Darcy Kuemper’s left pad and taking a pass from center Nate Thompson to give the Ducks the lead with 8:25 remaining. “And we have to keep getting better.”

Frederik Andersen again elevates performance

The second-year goalie won a career-best fourth consecutive game.

He endured a full period of knowing he couldn’t give up another goal after getting beat by Minnesota’s Jason Zucker early in the second, and stopped all 12 shots he faced in the third while he and the Ducks killed off two penalties.

“Freddie kept us in it tonight,” Cogliano said. “Great game, and made some top-end saves that put us in a spot to win.”

They know where to find a spark

The Ducks were able to locate a boost of energy when needed Friday night.

“I thought in the last half of the game we started to show a little bit of emotion, and it turned things in our favor,” Perry said. “We knew if we kept plugging away, it was going to pay off.”

Minnesota Coach Mike Yeo noted his team hasn’t reached that level yet.

“It’s just a mind-set, an attack mentality that’s missing right now,” Yeo said.