DUCKS' THREE-GAME WIN STREAK ENDS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Theoren Fleury Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury (born June 29, 1968 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada, raised in Russell, Manitoba, Canada) is a retired international and professional ice hockey player. scored the deciding goal in the final minute of the second period as the Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and play out of the Pengrowth Saddledome. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). defeated the Ducks 2-1 Wednesday night. Tommy Albelin's slap shot slap shot n. A fast-moving shot made in hockey with a full swinging stroke. from the blue line was stopped by Guy Hebert Guy Andre Hebert (born January 7, 1967 in Troy, New York) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Always a proud American, he used the French pronunciation of his first and last names because it "sounded better." He played for the St. , but the puck trickled behind the Anaheim goaltender and Fleury alertly jabbed the loose puck into the net for a power-play goal. Since Nov. 16, the Flames are 8-1-1 in games in which Fleury has scored and just 1-14-2 when he doesn't. Yves Racine also scored for Calgary, which is 4-1 in its past five games. Steve Rucchin scored for Anaheim, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Teemu Selanne had an assist to extend his point-scoring streak to eight games. Rucchin opened the scoring just 16 seconds into the game, deflecting a shot by Bobby Dollas past Calgary goaltender Trevor Kidd. Kidd settled down quickly after that, and finished with 20 saves. Kidd has won three games in a row since going winless in his first nine decisions (0-7-2) after starting goalie Rick Tabaracci was traded to Tampa Bay. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Forced to cover up, Ducks' Dave Karpa, left, awaits a punch from Calgary's Cale Hulse in the first period. Associated Press |
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