John Gibson
Giving Ducks Goaltender Gibson Credit
There is no doubt that the Anaheim Ducks are a terrible hockey team. As of this writing (Tuesday, February 28), the Ducks are last in the Pacific Division and are second to last in the NHL with a record of 20-34-7 for 47 points. Their 47 points have them just three points ahead of the […]
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Rough Week for Ducks Hockey
After winning four of their last five games going into the All-Star break and bye week, the Ducks have stumbled back on track to compete for the first overall pick in this year’s draft. There was not much worrying that the Ducks’ little hot streak would take them out of the running. However, with the […]
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Is Thatcher Demko The Next Canuck To Be Traded?
The Vancouver Canucks have started their fire sale as the fun is just beginning for the franchise. In what has been a dumpster fire of a season between the lack of wins and mishandling of star players, and the firing of their head coach, they find themselves sixth in the Pacific Division. The fire sale […]
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Vatrano Hat Trick Ignites Ducks Unexpected Defeat of Avalanche
Well, who saw that coming? The Anaheim Ducks traveled to Colorado to wrap up their six-game road trip with a matchup against the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche. The Ducks were fresh off of their Mullett Arena debut, where they handily defeated the Arizona Coyotes and looked to end their road trip on a high […]
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Ducks Let One Slip Away in Pittsburgh
This. This is what we were promised this season. The Anaheim Ducks versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. A struggling high-power team against the Kids from Katella. A competitive game with lots of fight; the Ducks showed some heart and came back to take the lead…then lost because they are a young team with little depth. It […]
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Ducks Dance With The Devils and They Got Served a 6-2 Defeat
The Anaheim Ducks hosted the New Jersey Devils on Friday night at Honda Center in an ESPN+ exclusive matchup. Besties Jack Hughes and Trevor Zegras were at the center of the game’s marketing as ESPN rightfully highlighted two of the NHL’s brightest young stars. On Friday, the Ducks were wrapping up a franchise-record 10-game homestand […]
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Looks Like The Ducks Are Hunting For Bedard
Going into this season, there were several teams that were expected to be bad enough in order to give hope to their fans that they would be able to draft highly touted prospect Connor Bedard in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The Anaheim Ducks were one of those teams and they have lived up to […]
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Bruins and Fans Crush the Ducks 7-1
A really good team beat a really bad team tonight at TD Garden West. (Honda Center) The Anaheim Ducks fell embarrassingly to the Boston Bruins 7 to 1. I had written five pages of notes for the first two periods. I just wrote the goals in the third. So, the game got well away from […]
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Gibson and McTavish Outshine Stars
John Gibson earned his first shutout of the season to lead the Ducks to a 2-0 victory over the Dallas Stars last night at Honda Center. Gibson stopped all 35 shots, which included some big saves in high-danger areas. After missing two weeks due to injury, Gibson has started all four games since he has […]
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Ducks Lack Focus in Loss to Flyers
I watched a lot of great hockey today; unfortunately, it was at the World Junior Championship. We’re here for hockey, but covering this game on a day of amazing sports stories is almost too difficult. I wrote over the weekend that we should celebrate wins and losses with this team and talked about how the […]
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