Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson (36) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers' Nail Yakupov (10) as Hampus Lindholm (47) defends during first period NHL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Monday March 28, 2016.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press
Corey Perry scored his 31st goal of the season and John Gibson made 27 saves as the Anaheim Ducks won their second game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday.
Brandon Pirri also scored for the Ducks (42-23-10), who moved one point back of the Kings for first in the Pacific Division. L.A. could regain ground with a win over San Jose later Monday.
Nail Yakupov replied for the Oilers (30-41-7), who have lost two straight.
The Ducks started the scoring four minutes into the game on their first shot, as Perry cleanly beat Oilers goalie Cam Talbot with a slap shot from the top of the face-off circle.
Anaheim went ahead 2-0 with seven minutes left in the second period as Oilers defenceman Adam Clendening coughed up the puck, leading to a Pirri spin-o-rama shot into the net for his 13th of the year.
The two teams had 18 shots apiece through 40 minutes. Edmonton's best chance was a late second-period shot by Taylor Hall that Gibson directed off the post.
Edmonton got back into the game with eight minutes to play when Hall set up a goal by Yakupov.
The Oilers were unable to get the equalizer with Talbot on the bench for the extra attacker.
The Calgary Flames are the next opponent for both teams, as the Ducks return home to face them on Wednesday, and the Oilers are off before playing Calgary on Saturday in their second-last game at Rexall Place before occupying a new downtown arena next season.
Notes: It was the fifth and final game between the two teams this season, with the Ducks sporting a 4-0-1 record Out injured for the Oilers were Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (concussion), Oscar Klefbom (foot), Andrew Ference (hip), Brandon Davidson (knee), Benoit Pouliot (shoulder), Eric Gryba (knee) and Adam Pardy (hand) Sami Vatanen (upper body) and Ryan Kesler (personal) were both back in the lineup for the Ducks, who were without the services of Kevin Bieksa (upper body), Simon Despres (undisclosed) and David Perron (shoulder).