After Duclair recorded his hat-trick against Anaheim he scored in two of the next three games, but since then has been on a seven-game scoreless skid after putting up points in five of his first six games this season. We outplayed Chicago for two periods … that should give you the belief going in the next time. The Ducks are 3-0 since General Manager Bob Murray released a public stand down on the status of Coach Bruce Boudreaux.
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Arizona Coyotes’ Max Domi, right, is defended by Anaheim Ducks’ Ryan Kesler during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, November 9, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif.
That was something the team addressed again on Tuesday before heading out for a late afternoon practice at the Honda Center in preparation for Wednesday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
Anthony Duclair scored a power-play goal in the Coyotes 4-3 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.
So did Lindback when his team needed him most. “We’re 0-2 in it”, Boudreau said. Once we got that we were pretty confident…
While it’s easy to point to the offensive struggles of usually reliable producers like Getzlaf and Perry as an easy explanation for a team’s scoring troubles, Boudreau recognizes that it’s hardly a wide-open offensive game anymore, noting that scoring is down across the league. “That was just another example of it. I’m not sure – I thought Pears was coming inside”. I think with Arizona playing last night and having success offensively that this will be a slower game and that we hit the under. The Coyotes have a total of 13 points just one more point than the Ducks, but have played only 13 games while the Ducks have played 14 so far into the season.
Getzlaf gave Coyotes forward Mikkel Boedker a gift Monday in the form of a drop pass to no one in particular, which resulted in a breakaway and subsequent overtime victor for Arizona.
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This time, Domi and Duclair did their damage in the second period, when the Ducks may have changed the cast of characters but continue to be just as woeful. Smith allowed 16 goals in his past five games and lost five of seven decisions since Arizona’s 4-0 victory over the Ducks on October 14. They’re not any better as three Arizona goals have given opposing teams a 21-5 advantage. “I mean, it’s ridiculous the drop-off from the first period to the second period, and our goals for and goals against”. Ducks RW Corey Perry needed two goals for 300 in his career entering Monday night’s game…. Chris Stewart put in a rebound for his third goal of the season and Kesler got his first, breaking a regular-season drought that extended back to March 29 by getting his stick on a Vatanen shot to deflect it by Lindback.
