Nathan MacKinnon continued to center Gabe Landeskog and Alex Tanguay on Friday against Anaheim, and he scored a goal just 53 seconds into the game. I couldn’t find the puck. “We gave up 30 shots but a lot of them came from outside”.
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The Ducks, who were shutout just four times last season, have been silenced in three of their first four games. The Ducks are winless (0-2-1) after an eye-popping 4-0 loss to Arizona on Wednesday that left captain Ryan Getzlaf perplexed. Interviews with the media leading up to tonight’s game against the Colorado Avalanche suggest that the Ducks are more relaxed and focusing on having fun. “But I told the players that you’ve got to hang in there because when it’s the lowest time and then you pull out of it, it’s wonderful how you turn things around”. Amidst all of the sloppy play, however, the Ducks had a couple of strong chances that did not get cashed in on, and that’s when even the official Twitter account joined the general fanbase with the “really?” consensus that has come with a lack of goals. After a few passes around the outside while looking for something promising, Nick Holden took the puck at the point and threw it over to Jack Skille on the wing, who cranked a one-timer that glanced off Tim Jackman‘s stick and again, through the wickets of Andersen. “Once that happens, it should be a snowball effect”.
Colorado Avalanche v Anaheim Ducks ANAHEIM, CA – OCTOBER 16: Cam Fowler #4 of the Anaheim Ducks, skates with the puck as Carl Soderberg #34 of the Colorado Avalanche pursues him during the first period of a game at Honda Center on October 16, 2015 in Anaheim, California. The goal was the quickest allowed by Anaheim this season.
– The Ducks have been shut out twice in three losses and have only one regulation goal in 185 minutes. “It’s going to be that one bounce”. Skille scored his first goal of the season by powering a slap shot between Andersen’s legs from the left-wing boards near the face-off circle. Avalanche RW Jarome Iginla needs one point to tie Hall of Famer Norm Ullman for 39th place all-time with 1,229 points…. Through the first four games of the season, six different players have found the back of the net for a total of 15 shots. Anaheim scratched D Clayton Stoner, C Shawn Horcoff and C Mike Santorelli…. John Mitchell sealed the Avalanche win with an empty net goal, his fourth goal in as many games.
The Avs will wear their new third jersey – which stylistically at least pays homage to the old National Hockey League Colorado Rockies’ design without duplicating it – next Saturday against Carolina at the Pepsi Center.
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Even the debut of their orange-colored alternate jersey with the original Mighty Ducks logo incorporated into the scheme didn’t change their fortunes.
