Game 9: Ducks vs. Blue Jackets 10.24.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

PERIOD 1: 1 - 0
PERIOD 2: 2 - 4
PERIOD 3: 4 - 6




POST GAME QUOTES:
"It’s a frustrating time right now with the way things are going," said Ryan Getzlaf, who assisted on three Anaheim goals. "We came out and had a good effort in the first period. We had that lead and let it slip away. It’s a hard thing to figure out, but we have to do it and do it quick."

"We came out and played better," Lupul said, "but I didn’t really like the way we responded to some tough bounces. That stuff is going to happen. Those are things we have to be able to recover from. They got a couple of lucky goals. But we have to be able to respond better. After they got the first one, they really took it to us for awhile there."

Added Ducks coach Randy Carlyle, "When you go through stretches like we’re going through right now, it seems like when something has a chance to go wrong, it’s going wrong. You have to persevere, put your head down, not get too frustrated with the situation, go back to work and take the positives out of the game. We did score enough goals to win. Now, the other side is we have to be better defensively."

"It’s a mental game," Getzlaf said. "It’s part of our job and part of our job as a group. Everybody is professional here. I’ve never been part of a team with a losing mentality and it’s not going to start now. We’re going to work tomorrow, the next day and get ready for the next match."

Source for Quotes: ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 24: Joffrey Lupul #14 of the Anaheim Ducks shoots and scores a goal in the first period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Honda Center on October 24, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Artyukhin Suspended 3 Games

Ducks forward Evgeny Artyukhin has been suspended for three games, without pay, as the result of a slew-footing incident against Dallas Stars defenseman Matt Niskanen in Wednesday night's 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars at Honda Cener. Niskanen sustained an injury on the play.

The incident occurred at 4:23 of the second period. No penalty was assessed on the play.

Artyukhin, who was suspended for two games January 19, 2009, now is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Artyukhin will miss Saturday’s game against Columbus, Oct. 26 against Toronto and Oct. 30 against Vancouver. He will be eligible to return Oct. 31 at Phoenix.

“While we disagree with the decision to suspend Artyukhin, we understand that the league is trying to protect players from injury,” said Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray. “We accept the ruling and will move on.”

Source: ducks.nhl.com

Game 8: Ducks vs. Stars 10.21.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

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




POST GAME QUOTES:
"Nobody wants to be in this situation where we’re not getting involved and not doing certain things," said Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf. "We didn’t start playing until the third period and that is not acceptable in this league. We’re not going to accept it as a group. We have to get ready to go ready to go tomorrow and get back on our horse."

"It was us executing at a higher level," Lupul said of the third period. "It’s up to everyone to take control of the puck, settle it down and give it to other people on the tape. In the third period, we started doing that. It seemed like everyone to make a difference, whereas the first two periods we were real tentative and our execution was very poor."

"It’s the mental part of the game that is tough," Getzlaf said. "You have 82 games and you have to learn to get up for all of them. It doesn’t have to be yelling at each other. Everybody gets ready in their own way, but either way, we have to be ready when that puck drops and we weren’t tonight."

"It starts right now, changing the focus to the next game and knowing that that first 20 minutes is going to be our focus and we’ll go from there," Lupul said. "We should all be ready off the start and that is what we’re looking for on Saturday."

Source for Quotes: ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 21: Ryan Getzlaf #15 falls over teamate Luca Sbisa #5 of the Anaheim Ducks during the game against the Dallas Stars at The Honda Center on October 21, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jacob de Golish/Getty Images)

Game 7: Ducks vs. Blues 10.17.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

PERIOD 1: 0 - 1
PERIOD 2: 0 - 3
PERIOD 3: 0 - 5





POST GAME QUOTES:
"Tonight was a tough one," said Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer. "We had those power plays early on that we didn’t capitalize on and from there, they took over the game. We didn’t really have an answer. We weren’t mentally strong enough to push through things we had to tonight."

"We did have a decent start in the hockey game," said Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. "We had things going our way, drew some penalties and were skating. It seemed our frustrations from our lack of offensive production on the power play took us out of the hockey game."

"It’s probably a combination of it not going well and then guys maybe try to do too much," Niedermayer said. "We just need to go out there with energy, work hard and good things will happen. There is enough skill and talent that we can put on it, but you have to be willing to work and commit to doing the little things."

Source for Quotes: ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 17: T.J. Oshie #74 of the St. Louis Blues is hit by George Parros #16 of the Anaheim Ducks in the first period at Honda Center on October 17, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Game 6: Ducks vs. Wild 10.14.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

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




POST GAME QUOTES:
"We know what kind of player [Perry] is," said Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. "We’ve been around him enough to understand that he’s a goal-scorer and he can score some big goals for your hockey club. He’s done that and it’s good to see he’s been rewarded with a good start."

"We haven’t come out in a first period all season," Perry said. "It’s a must, especially in our own building."

"We can be quite proud with the way we played tonight, especially coming back from the road," said Hiller, who had 32 stops on the night. "It’s never easy. Everybody showed, especially in the first period, that we were ready. We didn’t back off too much in the third. We controlled the game most of the time. That is the way we have to play."

"Coming off the road, we’re going to rest our bodies, rejuvenate and be ready," said Perry. "This is our home rink. It is where we want to get our wins. We want to own this building. If we play like we did tonight, we’re going to be alright."

Source for Quotes:ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 14: Corey Perry #10 of the Anaheim Ducks looks for a rebound in front of Greg Zanon #6 and Niklas Backstrom #32 of the Minnesota Wild during the first period at the Honda Center on October 14, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Game 5: Ducks at Rangers 10.11.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

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




POST GAME QUOTES:
"We didn't have much energy to start the game," Carlyle said. "I thought we played well for 10 or 12 minutes in the second and we started to get through that, but we ran into penalty problems and it took the momentum away from us. We played last night and had an emotional comeback, and it's hard to recapture that."

Source for Quotes: nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Anaheim Ducks' Teemu Selanne(notes), left, of Finland, tries to put the puck past the New York Rangers' Christopher Higgins(notes) and Ranger's goalie Steve Laviquette, hidden, in the second period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (Photo Credit/Source: sports.yahoo.com

Game 4: Ducks at Flyers 10.10.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

PERIOD 1: 0 - 1
PERIOD 2: 0 - 2
PERIOD 3: 2 - 2
OVERTIME: 2 - 2
SHOOTOUT: 3 - 2




POST GAME QUOTES:
"At that age, with that much speed and the knack for scoring goals, it just doesn't leave him," Niedermayer said. "So it's fun to watch."

Selanne said, "Scotty got the puck and I couldn't believe how open I was. I just tried to sneak behind there. A guy like Scott, if you get open, you know that puck is going to come."

Source for Quotes: ocregister.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Flyers goalie Ray Emery makes the kick save on shot from the Ducks' Corey Perry as Flyers' defenseman Chris Pronger looks on. [Source for Picture: GETTY IMAGES]

Game 3: Ducks at Bruins 10.8.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

PERIOD 1: 0 - 1
PERIOD 2: 3 - 1
PERIOD 3: 6 - 1




POST GAME QUOTES:
"That's why he's out there killing penalties," Carlyle said after Perry's short-handed goal with 53 seconds remaining left clinched the Ducks' 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

"Both goals changed the momentum and gave us life and energy," said Selanne, who leads active NHL players with 581 goals and had never gone three games into the season without a point when healthy. "It's very disappointing what happened in Minnesota the other night. We know how important the power play is, it can turn the whole game around."

"We were embarrassed at home on opening night, and then let the 3-0 lead slip away our next game," Carlyle said. "So we had a lot to prove."

Source for Quotes: nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Bobby Ryan #9 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrates his goal with teammates Ryan Getzlaf #15, Corey Perry #10 and Scott Niedermayer #27 in the third period against the Boston Bruins on October 8, 2009 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Ducks defeated the Bruins 6-1. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

NOTE: This game marked Ryan Getzlaf's 300th career NHL game. Congrats Ryan!

Game 2: Ducks @ Wild 10.6.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

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




POST GAME QUOTES:
"We didn't play well enough to win," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "Simple as that. It's a 60-minute game. We played 50 minutes."

"It was stupid," Wisniewski said in the locker room afterward. "Selfish penalty. It maybe cost us a chance for us to come back and win the game."

"That's the difference," [Carlyle] said. "We reacted and it was the wrong reaction at the wrong time. Critical point in the game."

Source for Quotes: Adam Brady's Official Ducks Blog @ ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

John Scott #36 of the Minnesota Wild and George Parros #16 of the Anaheim Ducks fight during the game at the Xcel Energy Center on Otober 6, 2009 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy King/NHLI via Getty Images)

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