Game 67: Ducks vs. Predators 3.12.10

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Game 45: Ducks @ Predators 1.9.10

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POST GAME QUOTES:
"It's important that we found a way to win, especially on the road," Hiller said. "We shouldn't have let them come back in the third, but we knew they wanted to do something."

"(Nokelainen)'s shot, I had nothing to do with it," Selanne said. "It was total luck when it hit my shaft and went in. It was a good way to start my comeback."

"When you get to play with Getzlaf and Perry, you should be able to find the back of the net a few times," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said.

"We didn't want to give up the power-play goal and the goal late to give them the opportunity to get points, but we found a way to get it done," Carlyle said. "We'll take the two points and move on."

Source for Quotes: ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Anaheim Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne (8), of Finland, scores a goal against Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, of Finland, second from left, in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn. Also defending for the Predators are Marcel Goc (9), of Germany, and Ryan Jones (28). (Photo Credit: Yahoo Sports)

Game 41: Ducks @ Predators 1.2.10 (Half-Way Point of Season)

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OPINION:
They didn't show up to play for this game at all. It gets tough to keep updating this blog when they wont show up for their games. I just want to watch them play hockey and it seems like that is just too much to ask. I want some DEFENSE to show up. Our goalies GAA are both poor and it's not because they are bad goalies, it's because there is hardly any defense for them and they have to stand on their heads and perform tricks to get wins out of the situations. And they can't do that for every game so losses start trickling out and these losses are huge for the Ducks at this point in time. They can't be wasting their time with these games, if they have any glimmer of hope for a playoff spot at all they need to get their S#%@ together and play some HOCKEY. My hopes for playoffs are just getting lower and lower. There's still some because they're not mathematically out of it yet, but they need to go on an absolute TEAR to change my almost made up mind. When Mike Brown is the only man scoring for the team you know you're in some sort of offensive trouble. /endrant

POST GAME QUOTES:
"We gave ourselves a chance," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. "We missed an assignment on neutral ice, and Arnott made a big time shot."

"We didn't play our best the first two periods," Hiller said. "We gave up a lot of scoring chances."

Source for Quotes: ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Anaheim Ducks right wing Mike Brown, left, right wing Evgeny Artyukhin, center, of Russia, and center Petteri Nokelainen, right, of Finland, celebrate after scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010.(Photo Credit: Yahoo Sports)

Game 14: Ducks vs. Predators 11.5.09

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PERIOD 1: 1 - 0
PERIOD 2: 1 - 0
PERIOD 3: 4 - 0





OPINION:
This 4 - 0 shutout of the Nashville Predators was well deserved. Jonas Hiller made it known early on that he was on his game and that nothing would be getting by him. I don't know if any of you have noticed, but when a goalie is going to shutout a team there seems to be a certain aura in the building. A confidence that you as a fan can feel. Selanne (2), Marchant (1), and Ryan (1) were the goal scorers for the night. The first two periods only saw a lone goal from Selanne, but the third period they threw in 3 bombs that would make the final score 4-0. Now we all sit here and cross our fingers that they can use that as the starting point to string together some more wins for an actual winning streak, which they have yet to see this season. Up next is the Phoenix Coyotes which they played just 3 games ago (a week ago exactly tomorrow, when they play) that resulted in a Wisniewski 2-game suspension for his hit on Doan. Wiz will be returning for this game, it could get interesting folks!

POST GAME QUOTES:
"We played pretty solid defensively," Hiller said. "I gave up a couple of rebounds, but our defensemen were doing a great job tonight clearing those. I’m definitely happy about the win. If we play the way we did tonight, we’ll always have a chance to win."

"We have to start building the confidence from little things," Selanne said. "This team can play way better than we did. The good thing is we found a way to win the game and that is all that really matters. Jonas gave us a chance to win and the special teams were good."

"We have had some really good games and so many good chances, but the puck has not gone in," Selanne said of his play with Koivu. "It’s a little frustrating. We have been playing well, but have not been rewarded. I really hope tonight’s game is going to give us the confidence boost we need."

"It was a nip and tuck game until the third period," said Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. "We found a way to score some goals in third period to give us some breathing room."

"We knew we had to do something," Hiller said of Anaheim's penalty kill. "We were struggling a little on it in the beginning of the year. We worked hard at it in practice. Everybody was working hard. We just have to keep it up and do the same job the next game."

"From our standpoint, we did a lot of good things in the hockey game," said Carlyle. "The penalty killing came up large. When you’re penalty killing is shutting the other team’s power play out, usually your goaltender has a good part of the responsibility for that. Jonas stood in there and made some big stops for us at key times."

Source for Quotes:ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller stops a shot by the Nashville Predators in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Ducks won the game 4-0. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)