by Brian Kennedy | Jan 22, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay needed but four defensemen on Tuesday night to stifle the LA Kings and win 6-4. Six weren’t enough to defeat the Ducks on Friday, though they once again let in just four goals (plus an empty netter). The game featured the return of Corey Perry to...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 20, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, NHL
Colorado came storming out of the gate versus Anaheim in SoCal on Wednesday, only to see the first period of their game yield no goals for either side. It was a surprising result, on two counts. On the one hand, Colorado was scary early, with shots and chances from...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 12, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
No easy test, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not with you-know-who (Evgeni Malkin) back in the lineup for the first time this year, and especially not when that same person scores two of four goals and almost gets an empty net marker to complete the hat trick. He...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 10, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, NHL
When a monkey wearing a diaper drops the ceremonial first puck of a hockey game, you know you’re in for a show. The Anaheim Ducks celebrated Anaheim Angels night with just such an occurrence, and the little dude threw the puck right down flat on the ice between the...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 9, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, NHL
Has the Great Compression begun? That’s got to be a question that is starting to occur to West Coast hockey fans as teams battle a tight race for the Wild Card positions in the Conference. This is aided by the observation that at the very least, Anaheim is ...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 4, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
Calgary didn’t exactly romp through Los Angeles on Thursday night in the first of a SoCal back-to-back, but Darryl Sutter was the coach who said “It’s a 3-2 league” a few years ago when he coached in Cali, and that was the score by which his second-time-new team, the...
