Notes from the victory; a mini-rant; playoff standings update.
The Ducks had never won eight straight at ArrowHonda PondCenter before Wednesday night, Jonas Hiller had never gotten an assist, and Roberto Luongo never looked so bad. OK, maybe once or twice while I wasn't looking.
Here was Carlyle's take on it:
"We were
fortunate that the puck found the net on a couple on him. The Moen shot I think
surprised him. He’s a world-class goalie, one of the elite goalies in the
league, and we were fortunate that he didn’t have one of his better nights
tonight."
Fair enough. A couple other milestones: It was Kent Huskins' 100th NHL game, and Scott Niedermayer's 200th as a Duck.
A mini-rant: Tonight I saw, on separate occasions from separate fans, a pair of obscene gestures on FanCam. Who they were directed at, I have no clue. In the last home game against Montreal, I saw a Ducks fan giving The Finger to a Canadiens fan (at least that had some context) but still – try to keep it classy, Ducks fans. There's kids around.
The playoff standings:
1. DETROIT: 46-18-6; 98 points; 122 possible points; 12 games left (7 at home)
2. SAN JOSE: 41-21-8; 90 points; 111 possible points; 12 games left (7 at home)
3. CALGARY: 36-24-10; 82 points; 106 possible points; 12 games left (4 at home)
4. DALLAS: 42-25-5; 89 points; 109 possible points; 10 games left (5 at home)
5. DUCKS: 40-25-8; 88 points; 106 possible points; 9 games left (5 at home)
6. COLORADO: 38-27-6; 82 points; 104 possible points; 11 games left (6 at home)
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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