by Brian Kennedy | May 3, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, St. Louis Blues
Not with a bang, but a whimper. More TS Eliot for you (see Saturday’s story for the initial Eliot reference). So the Ducks had the chance to beat St. Louis on Monday night. That had no significance of its own, but it would have kept the Kings from advancing in their...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 20, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Utah Hockey Club
Two nights ago, it was all rainbows and puppies, as Dallas Eakins might have said. (If you’ve been following my coverage of the Anaheim team here at Inside Hockey, you get this.) The Ducks had won, in comeback fashion. They had seen a rookie play his first game and...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 19, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Utah Hockey Club
Arizona was in Anaheim Thursday night for the first of two games versus the Ducks. They didn’t have to do much to get the lead, because on two shots they had two goals, the second one going in at 7:07. Ryan Miller was in net, as he has been in three of the Ducks’...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 7, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks
Patrick Marleau tied Jaromir Jagr for games played, third overall, at 1733 on Saturday night. This happened when he took his first shift in the Ducks-San Jose game which kicked off at 7pm local time in an empty Honda Center. Other story lines? The Ducks were still...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 21, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Minnesota Wild
You stand in goal and hold your team in the game. You look fantastic. Your team wins because of you. This happens twice in a row. The second time, you get a shutout and they win despite having provided the slimmest offensive output possible, 1-0. Your reward? You...