What we learned from the Ducks’ overtime loss to the Coyotes, 4-3

A blown lead. A comeback. The reemergence of one marquee center and a rare miscue by another. The amoeba that is the Ducks once again proved they are perhaps the most interesting team in the NHL with a 4-3 overtime loss to Arizona on Monday.

Here’s what we learned:

The top line cooled off in a hurry. Two games after they authoritatively led the Ducks to a win against Columbus, the line of center Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Patrick Maroon combined for one shot and a minus-5 rating. Getzlaf ended up as the goat for his game-ending turnover -- a drop pass to open ice that Arizona’s Mikkel Boedker grabbed and scored on a breakaway.

“We played three good games together,” Getzlaf said of his line. “I don’t know what happened tonight but as a line, we didn’t carry our weight.”

Ryan Kesler is rounding into form. Kesler had an unsightly minus-10 rating going into Monday but it’s not really indicative of his recent play, particularly with linemates Jakob Silfverberg and Carl Hagelin.

They were the best line for Anaheim on Monday, and Kesler finally got his first goal and first multipoint game this season.

The one knock on Kesler in his first season in Anaheim was that his scoring was down from seasons past. If he and his line pick that up, it will go a long way toward success.

“I thought the Kesler line started to go the last couple of games and it’s a matter of time before all of them score,” Coach Bruce Boudreau said. “But I thought his line was pretty good tonight.”

Silfverberg is due up next for his first goal. He went 16 games without scoring last season. Hagelin has one goal in 15 games.

Arizona is no pushover. Some credit should be given to the Coyotes and 20-year-old rookies Max Domi and Anthony Duclair, who have a combined seven goals in two games against the Ducks. They erased a 2-0 deficit with three goals in the second period.

That kind of offense behind the methodical system of Coyotes Coach Dave Tippett can give opponents fits. Anaheim doesn’t need to be told.

The teams play again Nov. 25.

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