DUCKS AREN'T SO MIGHTY EARLY ANAHEIM RALLIES FROM 2-0 DEFICIT, BUT STILL SUFFERS DEFEAT IN SHOOTOUT MINNESOTA 4, DUCKS 3 (OT).Byline: Eugene W. Fields Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, sports fans are notorious for showing up late to games. The Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. have been imitating their fans and it cost them two points Sunday. The Ducks rallied from a poor first period and a two-goal deficit before eventually falling to the Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their symbol is a bear made to look like the wilderness. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). 4-3 in a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. in front of an announced crowd of 14,053 at the Arrowhead Pond. For the fifth consecutive game, the Ducks (7-6-3) trailed after the first period - they've scored just one first-period goal in that span. The Ducks rallied to earn a point, but forward Teemu Selanne, who scored Anaheim's lone shootout goal, said it felt like a loss. ``Our first period was terrible again. Again,'' Selanne said. ``We were talking about it before the game that we want to have a good start and it was just a terrible first period.'' Minnesota got goals from Brian Rolston Brian Rolston (Born February 21 1973 in Flint, Michigan) is a professional hockey player currently playing for the Minnesota Wild. Playing career Brian Rolston signed with the Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on July 8, 2004, though his debut with the Wild and Mikko Koivu Mikko Koivu (born March 12 1983 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. Playing career Mikko Koivu was selected 6th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild. jump out to jump out to a 2-0 lead, but the Ducks rallied in the second period. Zenon Konopka scored his first NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there goal 2:08 into the second to make it 2-1. Stephane Veilleux scored two minutes later to give the Wild a 3-1 lead, but Ryan Getzlaf tallied twice, both goals assisted by Selanne, to tie the score. The Ducks took a 1-0 lead in the shootout after Selanne scored, but Andy McDonald and Getzlaf missed their shots. Randy Robitaille scored the second and deciding goal for the Wild. Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastian Giguere, who made 18 saves, said he was happy with getting one point after the tough first period. ``We played a tremendous second and third period,'' Giguere said. ``We should be happy with the effort we put on. I think we need to move on with the positive here.'' While not a fan of the shootout, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle was careful in choosing his words when asked about the loss. ``It's an entertainment package and the league has decided it's going that route,'' he said tersely. ''What I don't like about it is that it creates a three-point game, but that's my own personal thing. The fans seem to enjoy it.'' The Ducks don't play again until Saturday in Phoenix, and Carlyle said he will use part of the time off to let himself and his team refresh themselves. ``Well, I'm going fishing,'' Carlyle said. ``(Today) will be a complete day off and we'll practice on Tuesday and we'll take Wednesday and do some team bonding and team building stuff.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Minnesota's Mikko Koivu beats Mighty Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere with a backhander back·hand n. 1. Sports a. A stroke or motion, as of a racket, made with the back of the hand facing outward and the arm moving forward. b. A pass or shot in hockey made with the back of the blade of the stick. in the shootout. Henry J. DiRocco/Associated Press |
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