Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Ducks have landed in Detroit. Check out these Ducks-Red Wings premature prognostications: – SI.com’s Allan Muir picks the Wings in 6 here. Reach for the dictionary to find “milquetoast,” Ducks fans, then send him a nasty e-mail. – Also on SI, NHL … Continue reading →

Game 1: Friday, May 1 at Detroit, 4:00 p.m. VERSUS, TSN2 Game 2: Sunday, May 3 at Detroit, 11:00 a.m. NBC, TSN Game 3: Tuesday, May 5 at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN Game 4: Thursday, May 7 at Anaheim, … Continue reading →

NHL.com posted a just-the-facts-ma’am recap of the Red Wings-Ducks regular season series, which as we all know means absolutely nothing come playoff time. Still, for old times’ sake: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=420471&navid=DL|NHL|Home

The Ducks will play Game 1 of their second-round series against the Detrtoit Red Wings at 4 p.m. Friday at Joe Louis Arena and Game 2 there at 11 a.m. Sunday. As for the rest of the series, all we … Continue reading →

The Ducks announced that tickets for their second-round playoff series vs. the Detroit Red Wings will go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. All three potential home games (Game 3, 4 and 6) will go on sale on Wednesday. Tickets … Continue reading →

With tonight’s series-clinching win, the Ducks own an all-time record of 11-4 in games in which they can clinch a series, including a 9-0 mark at Honda Center. Anaheim advances to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for … Continue reading →

Registering a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game — The Gordie Howe Hat Trick — is named, of course, for Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe. That only made it that much easier for us writer-types … Continue reading →

That’s a good question. And a short list. Erik Christensen saw his minutes reduced in Game 6 (to 6:22, second-lowest on the team) but still contributed to an important play, starting a 2-on-2 charge with Andrew Ebbett that resulted in … Continue reading →

Remember just two weeks ago, when a few people out there (though they were in the minority) were actually suggesting that Jean-Sebastien Giguere should be the Ducks’ starting goalie to start the playoffs?

How many historical precedents did the Ducks buck Monday?