Kings, Ducks at Quarter Pole

Kings, Ducks at Quarter Pole

The Anaheim Ducks have played at mid-day on Black Friday for years. It used to be that Chicago was the opponent, and the lore was, “They’re on their circus trip,” by which it was meant that the Blackhawks were vacating their arena so that the circus could take up...
Lines Shifted, Shots Needed

Lines Shifted, Shots Needed

A week or so ago, the Anaheim Ducks were on a roll, coming off a successful road trip. Now they’re spending American Thanksgiving week at home, and things aren’t so super. They’d lost two games in a row coming into Sunday, when the Blues were in town for a 5pm start....
Ducks Not Entirely Silent

Ducks Not Entirely Silent

Anaheim, CA—In Anaheim, it’s more of the same: more shots by opponents, more goals by opponents, more highlight moves by Zegras, more pinpoint accuracy of the part of Troy Terry.  And more and different players. Of late, Nikita Nesterenko has made his debut, getting...
One Team Yes, One Team No

One Team Yes, One Team No

With the Ducks hosting the Kings for a Friday night encounter, it’s time to talk about what one team has and what the other does not in various categories, not as a way of saying who’s the better team(their points totals tell that tale pretty well) but as a way of...