The Anaheim Ducks looked like a hockey team on its way to a 5-0 start to the month of November. Enter: The Killer Ds.
Anthony Duclair and Max Domi helped the Arizona Coyotes climb back from down 2-0 to take a 3-2 lead into the third period Monday night. Sami Vatanen would tie it up with just over eight minutes remaining in regulation before this one went to 3-on-3 overtime.
You can’t afford to make mistakes at three players aside. Ryan Getzlaf would like to have this giveaway back, as it effectively cost the Ducks their fifth straight victory. The captain’s ill-timed drop pass sent Mikkel Boedker on a breakaway and he would beat Frederik Andersen to give the Coyotes a 4-3 win.
Ah, the old drop pass to nobody.
Duclair has the Ducks’ number
Duclair has scored six goals this season. Four of those goals have come against the Ducks.
The 20-year-old recorded his first career hat trick in a 4-0 win over the Ducks on Oct. 14. He added his sixth goal of the campaign in the second period to put the Coyotes on the board.
Kesler is on the board
Look, the Ducks had an awful start to the season. They’ve had great goaltending from Andersen, but it’s been a rough go on the offensive side of the game.
Things are looking up, though, even in a loss. Six-year, $41.25 million man Ryan Kesler finally potted his first goal of the 2015-16 season. It’s beginning to feel like anything can happen for the Ducks at this point…who knows, maybe Getzlaf will score a goal next.
Brian Burke is not having this increased net size talk
For Calgary Flames team president Brian Burke it’s all about creating more scoring chances, not increasing the size of nets to solve the NHL’s offensive woes.
Burke says making nets bigger would be an “extreme measure,” noting that it could lead to a rewriting of NHL record books.
The Flames, currently 21st in the NHL in goals for per game with 2.47, could use some bigger nets to help spark their offence. Then again, they’re dead last in goals-against per game at 3.87 so it’s not hard to see why Burke would like to see nets remain just the way they are.
