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Ducks dissect the Predators

If there was one general theme to the Ducks’ discussion of Nashville Monday, it was toughness. The Predators, who finished second in the Central Division, aren’t the flashiest team in the NHL playoffs, but the Ducks aren’t allowing themselves to … Continue reading

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The view from Nashville.

Thanks to predsontheglass.com for this video out of Nashville yesterday, when Predators head coach Barry Trotz shared his thoughts on the first-round series against the Ducks:

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First-round series set: Ducks vs. Predators. Updates with schedule.

The Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday means the Ducks will host the Nashville Predators in the first round of the playoffs. The Ducks had the day off Sunday, but will get back to practice … Continue reading

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Nashville 4, Ducks 1.

With 52 seconds left in the game and a puck having just crossed into an empty Ducks net, Corey Perry slammed his stick over his own goal frame, the logical reaction to a typical Nashville Predators victory. Wednesday’s was one … Continue reading

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Nashville 4, Ducks 1.

So much for avoiding those slow starts. Two days into the regular season, the Ducks are 0-2 and have been outscored 8-1. It may be time for a day off already, and the Ducks will get one before playing the … Continue reading

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Plenty going wrong for the Ducks.

By losing their fifth straight game to start the month of March, the Ducks have settled in nicely among a group of clubs whose season is looking like a “near miss.” The first tier in the Western Conference has been … Continue reading

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Nashville 1, Ducks 0.

A 5-on-3 power-play goal by Nashville’s Shea Weber was the difference, as Pekka Rinne stopped all 31 shots he faced. Two minor penalties in a game can usually pass by unnoticed, but not in the Ducks’ first period Friday. Aaron … Continue reading

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Ducks 3, Nashville 2.

Teemu Selanne rejoined the lineup and the Ducks skated away with their first road victory since Dec. 22. Selanne, Matt Beleskey and Ryan Getzlaf scored goals, with Getzlaf’s long wrister at 11:26 of the second period — right after he … Continue reading

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Nashville 3, Ducks 1.

Two Predators goals in the final 10 minutes doomed the Ducks, who played without Ryan Getzlaf for the third straight game, and lost their second in a row. Mike Brown scored the lone goal for the Ducks at 7:45 of … Continue reading

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Selanne in the spotlight.

Teemu Selanne is, rightfully and uniquely, a center of attention in Anaheim for two very different reasons right now. For most every action he makes in a game this season, there is an equal and opposite reaction in the hockey … Continue reading

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