“In that situation, that’s dumb, a dumb time to put your stick in, and it cost us,” Perry said. “I take full responsibility for that one. I was just trying to make a play, but I was trying to do too much.”

“They made some plays on the power play,” Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer said. “You’re not going to stop them from scoring forever. They have a lot of talent out there.”

“We just weren’t mentally as sharp as you need to be in a big playoff game like this,” Niedermayer said. “A few little mistakes, and that’s all it takes. It’s a very fine line there.”

After being out-shot 20-8 in the first period, the Ducks had a 13-8 edge in the second, marking the first period in the series in which they had the advantage. The Ducks also had nine shots, to San Jose’s seven, in the third period.