Carlyle earns 400th career win: 'I've been lucky to coach good players'

Randy Carlyle's best players made sure the Anaheim Ducks head coach left the rink Sunday night with his 400th career victory.

Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, and Corey Perry each finished with three points in a sound 5-2 dismantling of the NHL-best Washington Capitals, likely making No. 400 a little more special.

Carlyle's the 36th coach in NHL history to hit the mark, and he gave it up to his players after the game, present and past.

"It's always nice, but it's a team accomplishment," Carlyle said of the milestone. "I've been lucky to coach good players."

The 60-year-old has spent the majority of his head-coaching career in Anaheim, where he's had the most success. He and his flock won a Stanley Cup in 2007.

After a four-year stop in Toronto, where Carlyle didn't have the pleasure of coaching as many good players as in Southern California, his return to Anaheim after a year off has been nothing but good times.

The Ducks are second in what's become a powerhouse Pacific Division, dominant on home ice, and poised for another deep playoff run.