"We didn't have a solid game," he said. "Coming away with one point is good, but we always like to get two."
Although the resurgence of their offense should reassure the Ducks, who were one of the lightest-scoring teams in the West last season, the inconsistency of their defense should be a concern.
"I think the game concerned you," Carlyle said. "Our hockey club didn't play the game we're capable of playing. The defense, goaltending, forwards -- they were all part of this. I'm not going to categorize it so one group gets off the hook."
After facing 37 shots over 65 minutes, Luongo was superb in the shootout -- and fortunate when Travis Moen's 11th-round shot hit the crossbar. He stopped 10 shots and the Ducks missed the net three times because he forced them wide or filled the net.
"It would have been a hard one to lose," Luongo said.
His teammates scored five straight goals, one in the first period and four times in the second, to erase the 2-0 lead the Ducks had built on power-play goals by Scott Niedermayer and Selanne.
Bernier scored off a giveaway at 12:43 of the first period, and Ryan Kesler, on a chip shot over Giguere, made it 2-2 at 7:57 of the second.
The Ducks gained a four-minute power play when Sami Salo high-sticked George Parros in the face at 8:24 -- Parros suffered an eye injury and did not return -- but Alex Burrows scored a short-handed goal off a turnover in the neutral zone to put the Canucks ahead, 3-2, at 11:23.
Ohlund scored on a power-play wrist shot at 14:38, the Canucks' 13th shot and the last one Giguere saw before being replaced by Hiller. He didn't fare any better, yielding a long goal to defenseman Kevin Bieksa at 15:19 that set the crowd to booing.
Steve Montador's first goal as a Duck, a wrist shot from about 18 feet out, cut Vancouver's lead to 5-3 at 15:37. Chris Pronger cut that to 5-4 23 seconds later on a 20-foot shot that was deflected on the way to the net.
Willie Mitchell was sent off for hooking at 16:40, and the Ducks pulled even at 5-5 merely 37 seconds later, on a wrist shot by Selanne.
Bernier gave Vancouver a 6-5 lead on a power-play goal, with Selanne serving an interference penalty, but Perry prolonged the madness with his dramatic wrist shot.
"I'm sure both coaches are not going to keep the DVD of this one," Carlyle said.
Not unless they enjoy horror films.
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