Game 33: Ducks vs. Wild 12.12.10

OPINION:
This was by far the most exciting game I have been to as a regular season game in years. I don't know how often you get to see a penalty shot, AND a hat trick in ONE game, but that was the greatest thing ever. Even more so because Perry actually scored on his penalty shot, and it was Perry who got the hat trick. And let's not forget, Getzlaf was on his way to his own hat trick as well. That would have seriously been awesome. And then you get Bobby Ryan scoring with Koivu's stick. No, not Saku! It was Mikko's stick! In an awkward moment where Koivu grabbed Bobby's stick out of his hands, Bobby found Koivu's on the ice and seconds after, he scored with it into a wide open net. Even stranger was Koivu's stick is for lefty and Bobby is a righty! It was a big night for the Ducks who wont be returning to their home building until New Years Eve, to take on the Flyers. It was a great send off for the fans who now have no where to go for two weeks. Or maybe that's just me.

POST GAME QUOTES:
"It was just a matter of finding that groove and going with it," Perry said about the win. "Everything was going our way tonight. Hopefully, we can continue to play that way."

"It’s been a long time coming and it is pretty special," Perry said. "When you have a lot of two-goal games, that hat trick feels nice. There were a lot of guys in here that helped with that tonight. It’s something I won’t forget. That is for sure."

"It’s been awhile since we’ve had one where we had a three-goal lead and we didn’t make it interesting in the hockey game," said Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. Minnesota played last night in L.A. and won a big hockey game. They exhausted a lot of energy in that and then they were short-staffed. They didn’t have Madden or Cullen. We had a lot of energy tonight."

"There was some kind of tangle up in the corner. I looked down and saw my own stick," Ryan said. "I knew I wasn’t holding it. I wasn’t quite sure what to do. The puck came out and I just picked up the first thing that was there. It was (Koivu’s) and the puck came right to me. The only ref I talked to at center ice was also talking to Havlat. He said he had no idea and never had seen anything like it. As far as he was aware, there was no rule against it. I will take them any way they come right now."

Source for Quotes: ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry (10) watches hats fly onto the ice after he scores his first career hat trick against the Minnesota Wild in an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Ducks won the game 6-2.(Photo Credit: Yahoo Sports)

Game 33: Ducks @ Canucks 12.16.09

Graphic Credit: BuckyHermit @ duckscentral.net

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






OPINION:
I don't have a huge opinion on this game because I didn't SEE most of it. I was listening to it while trying to finish up my final project for one of my classes so I was a wee bit distracted. From what I could gather the Ducks had a strong first and second period. In the 3rd they were on their heels for a bit but Koivu knocked in the game winner and the win was ours! And thankfully without a stupid 3-point game. 2 solid points and a goose egg (points wise) for Vancouver. Just the way I like it.

POST GAME QUOTES:
"In this situation we're in right now, every win is important," said Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller, who made 28 saves and came up big late. "We need to be able to win on the road especially."

"I think we were able to get some good work behind their net there," Koivu said. "I thought the defense was a little bit too aggressive. And then Sexton made a great play across the ice to Calder. "I don't know how he saw me on the back door there. And from there it was a fairly easy tap-in for me to get that goal."

"It's Teemu who?" Ducks coach Randy Carlyle cracked, talking about Sexton. "That's what I said to him the other day in practice. "If you saw the play on the power play, our big unit didn't really get much going and we got kind of frustrated on the bench. And they went out and delivered."

Source for Quotes:OC Register

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Kesler, left, skates away as Anaheim Ducks, from left, Saku Koivu, of Finland, Dan Sexton and Bobby Ryan celebrate Ryan's goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.(PHOTO CREDIT: Yahoo Sports)

Game 33: Ducks @ Oilers 12.19.08

Ducks Win 3-2 in SO

Teemu Selanne left during 1st period with a laceration to the thigh. Undergoing an MRI tomorrow in Anaheim.

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GAME DAY QUOTES:
"Sometimes it's better to have a lot of shots than just a couple, so it was easy to find my game and easy to be in the game and it felt good," Hiller said.

"He was amazing," Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer said. "We were in the box way too much and he came up huge on a bunch of saves when we were trying to kill penalties and then obviously in the shootout. He won it for us there."

"He gave us a chance to win and obviously he was the best player on the ice and that's what you need sometimes when you go out on the road," Carlyle said.

"It's a deep cut, but we don't think it is any where near what Corey Perry had a year ago where he missed six weeks," Carlyle said.[on Teemu Selanne's Injury]

SOURCE FOR QUOTES: http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020473