Getzlaf makes familiarity pay off

Ryan Getzlaf used his personal scouting report on Dallas goaltender Marty Turco to give the Ducks a shootout win, 2-1, on Saturday night.

Getzlaf scored in the third round of the shootout after goaltender Jonas Hiller denied two of three Dallas shooters.

Dallas’ Brad Richards and Anaheim’s Corey Perry converted in the first round of the shootout.

Hiller stopped Sergei Zubov, and Turco denied Teemu Selanne in the second round.

Dallas’ Mike Ribeiro hit the post with his third-round attempt, and Getzlaf ended the game with a forehand shot from the slot that caromed off the post and past Turco.

Getzlaf has gone against Turco many times before, and knows that he likes to challenge shooters.

“I know Marty a little bit, how he likes to come out,” Getzlaf said. “I thought I’d slow it down a little bit to throw his timing off so he couldn’t just back into the net.”

The Stars lost their first game since a knee injury ended captain Brenden Morrow’s season.

Morrow tore a ligament with about six minutes left in Thursday night’s 6-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Morrow, who has scored 173 goals in nine seasons with the Stars, will be out about six months after surgery.

Perry scored in regulation for the Ducks, who had lost six of their previous eight.

Loui Eriksson had the regulation goal for the Stars, 2-5-3 in their last 10 games.