Bryzgalov gets a shutout

Ilya Bryzgalov was just about perfect Saturday night.

The Anaheim goalie stopped 14 shots to earn his first shutout this season, and Dustin Penner broke a scoreless tie midway through the second period to help the Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0.

Andy McDonald and Rob Niedermayer also scored as Anaheim handed injury-depleted Chicago its fourth consecutive defeat and second straight shutout.

The Ducks (8-0-3) and Buffalo (10-0-1) are the only NHL teams without a regulation loss this season.

Bryzgalov, making only his third start of the season, posted his second career regular-season shutout. He had three in 11 playoff games last spring.

“We dominated the whole game and tonight I didn’t have many shots,” Bryzgalov said. “Sometimes it’s tough to keep focused.

“It’s nothing special,” he said of the shutout. “We just wanted to win the game. We just want to keep on a roll and move up in the standings.”

One shot got by Bryzgalov, but according to a video review, didn’t completely cross the goal line. With the game still scoreless, Chicago’s Brent Seabrook banged a rebound past the Ducks goalie at 1:17 of the second period, but Bryzgalov swept it out with his glove.

Despite his strong play in the postseason, Bryzgalov has had limited work this season behind Jean-Sebastien Giguere. In his previous start, Oct. 15 against Dallas, Bryzgalov was pulled by Coach Randy Carlyle after he gave up two goals on 14 shots.

“The bottom line is we feel we have two quality goaltenders,’ Carlyle said. “We describe them as 1A and 1B.”

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Ducks enforcer Todd Fedoruk returned home to Anaheim where he will be examined by team doctors either today or Monday to determine the severity of the facial injuries he suffered Friday in a fight with Minnesota’s Derek Boogaard.

Fedoruk was put on injured reserve where he will sit out a minimum of four games. He left the ice under his own power and was taken to a St. Paul-area hospital, where he was held overnight for observation.

The Ducks called up Shawn Thornton from their American Hockey League affiliate in Portland, Maine.

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Times staff writer Eric Stephens contributed to this report.