Loui Eriksson scored two goals, Marty Turco bounced back from one of his toughest losses this season to make 36 saves, and the Dallas Stars beat the rebuilt Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night. Dallas and Anaheim came in tied with Edmonton in the race for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth at 68 points apiece. The Stars are now tied with Nashville and Columbus for sixth place in the conference, four points behind fifth-place Vancouver following their second win in their last... Read Full Story
Martin Havlat scored 1:40 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Havlat broke down the middle from center ice, and despite being pulled down from behind by Anaheim's Corey Perry, he managed to loft a shot past Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Chicago's Troy Brouwer and Andrew Ladd scored in the first period to give the Blackhawks a 2-0 lead. Anaheim's Drew Miller and Bobby Ryan scored early in the second to tie it at 2. Ryan leads... Read Full Story
Corey Perry scored the tying goal in the third period, Teemu Selanne added the winner 1:31 later and the Anaheim Ducks handed the Dallas Stars their fourth straight home loss, 4-3 on Saturday. The Ducks, who along with the Stars are fighting for the last playoff spots in the Western Conference, blew a 2-0 lead before coming back late. Mike Ribeiro, who had two goals and an assist, gave Dallas a 3-2 lead at 4:22 of the third. Perry tied it with a backhanded shot at 8:50 of the final period... Read Full Story
Stars center Steve Ott was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Sunday after he received a penalty for attempting to injure Anaheim's Travis Moen at the end of a game one day earlier. Ott missed Sunday's home game against Pittsburgh and won't be eligible to play until after a hearing with league officials that will determine a specific length of the ban. Ott and Moen squared off in a fight after the final horn sounded in Anaheim's 4-3 victory Saturday over Dallas. Ott's hand made contact... Read Full Story
Tim Thomas stopped 35 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and Michael Ryder had a goal and two assists in his second game back after facial surgery to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Chuck Kobasew scored twice for the Bruins, who matched last year's total of 42 wins. It was the 11th career shutout for Thomas, who has won two straight after losing three of his previous four starts. Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed three goals on seven... Read Full Story
Quick quotes after the Ducks’ 5-3 loss to Edmonton on Friday …
Coach Randy Carlyle acknowledged he obviously wasn’t happy giving up four goals and dropping a critical game. But he couldn’t fault his team too much after it outshot the Oilers, 54-20, including a 24-3 edge in the third period.
The Ducks could only get one puck past Oilers goaltender Dwayne Roloson in the final 20 minutes.
“Our effort was there,” Carlyle said. “Obviously we could have executed better. But the situation... Read Full Story
Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 shots — including 26 through the first two periods — keeping the Anaheim Ducks in the playoff hunt with a 3-2 win over the injury-depleted Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Todd Marchant, with a short-handed goal, and Mike Brown scored in the second period to break open a game tied at 1 after one. Teemu Selanne also scored for the Ducks, who snapped a five-game winless streak at Buffalo (0-3-2), and completed a two-game season-series sweep over the Sabres... Read Full Story
Corey Perry had a goal and two assists, four teammates also scored and the Anaheim Ducks ended a three-game slide, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Saturday night. The game pitted two of the 11 teams within 10 points of the final four playoffs spots in the Western Conference at the start of the day. Chris Pronger, Brendan Morrison, Chris Kunitz and Bobby Ryan also scored for the Ducks, who showed no ill effects from playing back-to-back nights to start a season-long six-game trip... Read Full Story
The Associated Press
Giguere stops 34 shots in Ducks 3-2 win The Associated Press BUFFALO, NY (AP) — Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 shots — including 26 through the first two periods — keeping the Anaheim Ducks in the playoff hunt with a 3-2 win over the injury-depleted Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. … Lalime's turn in Net WIVB Sabres G Miller out indefinitely National Post NHL: Anaheim 3, Buffalo 2 The Money Times CBC.ca - Bleacher Report all 440 news articles... Read Full Story
The Associated Press
Giguere stops 34 shots in Ducks 3-2 win The Associated Press BUFFALO, NY (AP) — Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 shots — including 26 through the first two periods — keeping the Anaheim Ducks in the playoff hunt with a 3-2 win over the injury-depleted Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. … Anaheim -Buffalo: Ducks Stop Sabres, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive Bleacher Report Lalime Sick, Misses WIVB Lalime's turn in Net WIVB Bleacher Report - Bleacher Report all 187... Read Full Story
