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| Time | Wed, 7:00 PM PST |
TV | TSN |
| Season Series | (2009/10) 2-2-0 Canucks |
Last Meeting |
5-4 Canucks (03-02-10) |
| The Enemy | Anaheim Calling, Battle Of California | Scoring Leaders | Sedins: 3 Koivu: 2 |
| Canucks |
Category | Ducks |
| 1-0-1 | Season Record | 0-3-0 |
| 7th | Conference Position | 30th |
| NA |
Last 10 | NA |
| 1.5 (25) |
Goals Per Game | 0.67 (30) |
| 1.0 (1) |
Least Goals Against Per Game | 4.33 (28) |
| 2.0 (8) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 0.10 (30) |
| 20 (10) |
Power Play % |
12.5 (18) |
| 88.9 (9) | Penalty Kill % |
90.9 (8) |
| 29.5 (22) |
Shots Per Game | 24.0 (29) |
| 37.0 (26) |
Least Shots Against Per Game | 48.3 (30) |
| 0.50 (16) |
Winning % When Scoring First | 0 |
| 100 |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 0 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 0 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 0 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Trailing After2 | 0 |
| 53.0 (8) |
Faceoffs % | 43.0 (29) |
| 9.0 (3) |
Least PIM's Per Game | 48.3 (30) |
| +1 (14) |
+ / - GF/GA (see here) |
-10 (30) |
(The above stats and standings as of 7:00 PM October 12.)
Update (3:22 PM): Ducks coach Randy Carlyle talks about what the problem is in Anaheim and how he is trying to remedy it.
Update: Word is that Henrik Sedin will be on TSN's Off The Record 2:00 PM PST today.
Wow. If there was ever a time to go back home and try to hit a reset button that time would be now for the Ducks. Off to one of the (if not THE) worst starts in their franchise history, their team stats above paint a grisly picture. Look at their shots against per game average above. Yieee. And hey! Maybe a team that will take more penalties than us this time! Bobby Ryan, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Jason Blake have a combined ZERO points, 31 shots, 52 PIM's and a -12. That, my friends, will change soon enough. Just hope it's not against us.
Much more updates and news:
- Disturbing stats are both cool and freaky. Or freaky cool. I gotta tip my hat to Hodge for sending me this tidbit about Roberto Luongo today in regards to his 3rd game of the season performances over the past 3 seasons:
2007-08, third game of the season, four goals allowed, pulled after 20
minutes.
2008-09, third game of the season, five goals allowed, pulled after 40
minutes.
2009-10, third game of the season, four goals allowed, pulled after 26
minutes. -
Dan Hamhuis missed Tuesday's practice with a sore groin but will play against Anaheim
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Goon Alert: Just in time to play the Dirty Ducks, Rick Rypien will return to the lineup after missing weeks with broken ribs. I am assuming that means Jeff Tambellini sits unless Guillaume Desbiens doesn't return in time after tweaking his back at practice.
- Jannik Hansen will play on Line 2 with Ryan Kesler and Mason Raymond once again. He has earned that.
- The Ducks have lost tough guy defenceman Andy Sutton for 6-8 weeks due to surgery on a broken thumb. They have called up Brett Festerling to replace him.
- Anaheim signed free agent Andreas Lilja to a $600,000 1-way contract on Sunday, as they are without the services of Toni Lydman.
- OK, video time. Remember what happened the last time the Canucks played the Ducks in the regular season?
Why does Kesler hate Corey Perry? Who cares? It makes for compelling television:
And more...
In December 2008 The Canucks and Ducks went 13 rounds in a shootout:
The Canucks won that game 7-6. It was Halloween. It was memorable. Anything can happen when these 2 teams play. Prepare for a violent affair! Go Canucks!