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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 history books. With a pair of goals against Nashville on Thursday, Selanne brought his career points total to 1,220 and demoted Jean Beliveau to 39th in the all-time rankings.
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Knowing that statistics can be used to prove anything, here are a few to chew on: Todd Marchant's goal against the Nashville Predators on Thursday was his first of the season in his 14th game.
Marchant was the subject of a recent trade rumor which, reading into the statistics, would make sense on paper if the Ducks desire more offense. As Marchant himself said Thursday, "if this team was relying on me to score goals, we'd be in big trouble."
But Marchant, a 17-year veteran, threw out another statistic Thursday to explain why he isn't worried about his future.
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For the first time in a long time, the spotlight on the Ducks was large enough to accommodate most of the team.
Teemu Selanne scored twice, passing up Jean Beliveau for sole possession of 38th place on the NHL's all-time points list (1,220). His first-period power-play goal, the 211th of his career, also eclipsed Keith Tkachuk for 10th place on the all-time power-play goals list.
Todd Marchant added his first goal of the season, Bobby Ryan scored his fifth, and Jonas Hiller stopped all 40 shots he faced for the fifth shutout of his career.
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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