Game Recaps

The title says it all. The Anaheim Ducks defense gave the game away to the Columbus Blue Jackets, allowing them to win 3-2 (OT). All three goals were due to the Ducks defense being non-existent. Teemu Selanne again had a phenomenal performance, scoring both of the Ducks goals. The Jackets never gave up and were rewarded with two points. Selanne opened up the scoring with a tip-in from a Lubo slap shot just over 1 minute into the game. After that it was a pretty slow period. The Ducks out shot the Blue Jackets 10-6. Columbus tied it up in the [...]

  The Anaheim Ducks continue to struggle when facing the Dallas Stars, losing 6-2. It was an overall dominating performance from the Stars, who controlled the entire game. The Ducks played extremely lazy and allowed Dallas to run all over them. Anaheim’s defense was again a huge problem, showing a huge hole in the Ducks game. The Ducks started off great, and got on board early when Matt Beleskey scored. The Stars retailiated late in the period and scored three goals from Eric Nystrom, Vernon Fiddler and Jamie Benn. Nystrom’s goal was pretty lucky considering Hiller was screened by about [...]

The Ducks face the Phoenix Coyotes tonight at Jobing.com Arena. This is their 5th time meeting the Coyotes, where the series is currently split 2-2. Series: October 23, 2011: Coyotes @ Ducks PHX 5-4 November 23, 2011: Ducks @ Coyotes: PHX 4-2 December 14th, 2011: Coyotes @ Ducks: ANA 4-1 January 18th, 2012: Coyotes @ Ducks: ANA 6-2 Team Reports: The Coyotes suffered 5 straight losses and were finally able to beat the Senators before the All-Star Break. The Ducks on the other hand went 8-1-1 with their lone regulation loss coming to the Dallas Stars. The biggest issue here is how [...]

That’s 5 in a row for the Anaheim Ducks!!! The Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche tonight 3-2, improving to 8-0-1 in their last 9 games! The Ducks continued their winning streak, improving to 11-9-0 under Bruce Boudreau’s reign. There was a brief moment in the late minutes of the third period where it seemed like the Ducks might be collapsing but they managed to hold on. Haven’t felt that one in quite some time… Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf both had a multi-point game. Jonas Hiller faced 45 shots tonight and stopped 43 of them. I’d prefer he not have [...]

The Anaheim Ducks keep their hot streak going by beating the Ottawa Senators 2-1! They are now 7-0-1 in their last 8 games, grabbing 15 out of a possible 16 points. They were also able to snap Ottawa’s 5 game winning streak. The RPG line was back in top form, playing some solid hockey for the entire game. It was great to see out top guys doing what they need to be doing. Overall, the Ducks played a tight, shutdown game and were able to stop anything the Senators attempted. Mark Bell played his first NHL game since April 5th [...]

Another great win for the Anaheim Ducks, as they dominated the Phoenix Coyotes 6-2. The Ducks played a full 60 minutes and got some help from their third line. It is clear the Ducks have turned over a new leaf, looking like a completely different team than they did only a month ago. The Ducks got huge performances from Francois Beauchemin, Jason Blake, Nick Bonino and Andrew Cogliano. Without a doubt the Blake-Cogliano-Bonino line was the best of the night. They came in hard and made tons of smart plays. It paid off as they tallied 6 points on the [...]

The Anaheim Ducks kept their momentum going tonight by beating the Vancouver Canucks tonight by a final score of 4-2. The Ducks got another strong performance from Jonas Hiller as well as solid third line scoring to lead them to victory. Jason Blake has been making himself known after returning from injury. He scored 2 goals and had 1 helper in tonights win. The Ducks opened off scoring with a goal from Nick Bonino 6 minutes into the 1st peroid. He and Blake had been firing continuous shots and Bonino was able  to cash in on a rebound. The Canucks [...]

The Anaheim Ducks dominated the Edmonton Oilers tonight winning 5-0. The Ducks looked phenomenal overall and certainly not like a team who was sitting second to last in the league. With tonights win, the Ducks improve to 4-0-1 in their last 5 which is an impressive turnaround. Backstopping the Ducks to victory was Jonas Hiller, who recorded his second shutout of the season. He stopped 33 shots and recorded his 100th career win in the NHL. Corey Perry had two goals and Ryan Getzlaf contributed with 4 helpers. Jason Blake opened up the scoring in the first period, notching his [...]