by Seth Rothman | Mar 22, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, New York Rangers
NEW YORK – Sunday night between the Rangers and Ducks was a measuring-stick game. It went far better for the Rangers than it did the Ducks. Anaheim (46-21-7) came into action tied for the league lead with 99 points. The Rangers (46-18-7) came in just two points...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 16, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators
The Ducks played Nashville late Sunday afternoon to determine which team would pull ahead of the other in what had been earlier in the day a four-way tie for the top spot in the NHL. The other two clubs knotted at 93 were the Rangers and Montreal, neither of whom...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 7, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh was just better for a couple of periods. That’s the story from Anaheim. And they didn’t rely on the guys you’d usually think to get it done. Instead, Patrick Hornqvist scored a pair of goals after Blake Comeau got the first one. That was all they’d need to...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 28, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Goalie matchups make sense when coaching decisions make sense. On Friday, or really, back to Thursday, Darryl Sutter’s choices made no sense. Why play your number one guy (Quick), against a quite likely weak team, when said weak team is coming off of a game the night...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 24, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage
The Anaheim Ducks romped through the West of Canada (in a kind of mini way) on the weekend, winning games in Calgary on Friday evening and Edmonton on Saturday. The score in Calgary was 6-3, and the one in Edmonton, 2-1. Meanwhile, the Detroit Red Wings were playing...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 16, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Washington Capitals
Corey Perry recorded ten shots, the Ducks lost two key players, and Alex Ovechkin romped over them. That’s pretty much the story from Anaheim on Sunday night. Here’s what’s significant about each of those. First, Perry. His linemates, who right now are Getzlaf and...