The Anaheim Ducks played their second of back-to-backs tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. When the puck dropped, Ryan Getzlaf became the all-time leader of games played in the Ducks franchise with (989), passing former Ducks player, Corey Perry. Michael Del Zotto drew back into the line-up, Max Comtois will make his season debut since being recalled from the San Diego Gulls and Ryan Miller made his first start of the season. Brendan Guhle was out with a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.

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The Ducks bounced back and won this game 2-1, but penalties and sloppy play was an issue this game. The Blue Jackets maintained a shooting lead and at times, they were out-playing the Ducks. The Ducks got into some penalty problems as Ritchie got called for holding (first period), Del Zotto got a tripping call (second period) and Getzlaf got a delay of game call (second period).

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The Ducks would strike first and capitalize on a bad bounce off the linesmen and sent them on a two-on-one. Rickard Rakell lead the rush and took a shot. Jakob Silfverberg would be at the front of the net to put in the rebound for a shorthanded goal. Approximately, a couple minutes later, Ondrej Kase delivered a drop pass to Cam Fowler who ended up scoring and giving the Ducks a 2-0 lead in the second. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored once to get Columbus on the board, but that’s the only offense they could manage in this contest.

Analysis:

The Ducks were coming off a loss the previous night (10/10). However, I do not think this was one of their better games. There was a lot of lazy and sloppy play. Granted, they played their second of back-to-backs, but they were facing a very inexperienced team. The Blue Jackets have lost a lot of elite player talent and have an unproven starting goalie. Joonas Korpisalo is good but has yet to have a starting role. Regardless, the Ducks escaped this game with a win and two points.

Team News/Stats

Ryan Getzlaf leads the team in games played at 989.

The Ducks are 4-1-0 which match their best start in franchise history.

Anaheim has only allowed six goals in five games, also a franchise-best.

What’s Next?

The next game is Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, against the Boston Bruins. DucksNPucks will be having our first watch party at Avila’s El Ranchito, located at 182 S. Orange St, Orange Ca, 92866.

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October 11th, 2019