The Ducks come-from-behind victory against the Stars could be the most important game of the season, and there’s still 52 games left to play.
Not only did they score four unanswered goals after trailing 3-0 in the second period, but there were some important events in tonight’s game that could light a fire under the Ducks and get them playing on a more consistent basis.
The first was the emergence of a second line. It’s easy to see that Dan Sexton provided more than a boost to a struggling Ducks team in desperate need of scoring from someone other than the first [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Ducks Find A Way to Lose
Another game, another loss for the Ducks. This one came in a shootout but was the result of the same formula we’ve seen all too often for the Ducks this season. They had everything going for them: they scored the first goal of the game early, they took the lead into the third period, they played disciplined, Jonas Hiller played well, and they had a two goal lead with five minutes to play in regulation. But they still found a way to lose.
The Ducks scored the first goal of the game on a laser shot by Joffrey Lupul, who was [...]
Sorry for the late post, but I finally found a free stream/internet feed of it for those unable to be in Minnesota for the game.
http://vexcast.com/play.action?channel_id=369
It ain’t HD, but its something. Enjoy!
UPDATE: OK I found another one, and it’s pretty good quality:
http://www.justin.tv/nhl_live
Enjoy!
Kyle Chipchura’s visa issues have been resolved much quicker than anticipated and he joined the Ducks this morning for the morning skate. I expect him to play a great, high-energy game for the Ducks as he tries to impress in his first action for the team.
In place of the injured Teemu Selanne the Ducks recalled Dan Sexton, who impressed in training camp and was one of the last ones to be cut. Sexton pretty much dominated in the ECHL before being assigned to the AHL where’s he’s only played in five games. Sexton has earned this opportunity for the Ducks and may [...]
The Ducks were firmly in control of tonight’s game until they caught a bad break…or two. The first bad break came when Teemu Selanne literally broke his hand on a blocked shot. The second break, this one figurative, came when a puck bounced off the skate of James Wisniewski and past J.S. Giguere, giving the Stars the momentum they needed to eventually win the game.
The Ducks actually started the game very well, scoring one minute and 28 seconds into the game on a nice passing play. Selanne centered the puck to a streaking Ryan Whitney who came all the way down to the crease [...]
The Ducks have traded a 2011 fourth-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for forward Kyle Chipchura. Chipchura has been pretty useless this year, scoring no points and accumulating a -10 rating in 19 games for the Canadiens.
There are good things and bad things about this guy. The bad is abundantly obvious with his statistics. He actually was benched after playing just two minutes of the last game, and in those two minutes he managed to earn a -2 rating. He isn’t a great skater and he doesn’t have the best hands.
But this is a guy who was the Captain for [...]
Kings Edge Ducks 4-3
Randy Carlyle is crazy.
First of all, it was obvious the Ducks did not play their best hockey tonight and it showed in many ways as the Kings held on to their lead for a 4-3 win at Honda Center. The Kings were able to withstand a flurry of Ducks scoring chances at the end to finish on top and take the important divisional win.
Things did not go well for the Ducks starting almost immediately in the first period. Evgeny Artyukhin took a minor penalty just over a minute into the game to put the Ducks shorthanded, something that happened two [...]
There’s really not much that needs to be said about tonight’s game. Ducks fans know the Kings and Kings fans know the Ducks; there’s really not much mystery when the opposing team is an hour or two away.
But in case you’ve missed it, here’s the basic rundown: The Kings are off to an amazing start this season led by the play of Anze Kopitar, who is becoming a superstar in the league. Kopitar was leading the league in scoring for much of the season and is only three points away from the top coming into tonight’s game. Part of Kopitar’s [...]
