Defensive pairs

By Rich Hammond on September 29, 2007 9:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

The lines that I just posted appear accurate. On defense it's Blake with Visnovsky, Johnson with Stuart and Preissing with Modry.

It's been a while since the Ducks have had a shot, thanks to the Kings' multiple power plays. Five minutes left in the first period.

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