DUCKS DON'T FLY IN OPENER : CAPITALS 1, DUCKS 0.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. Olaf Kolzig stopped 29 shots and the Capitals received a sound effort from their defense and special teams Saturday night in a 1-0 victory over Anaheim. ``Olie made some key saves, but he wasn't tested all that much,'' Washington coach Ron Wilson
Ronald Lawrence Wilson said. ``We played well in our own end, scored a power-play goal and had great penalty killing. It was almost the same recipe as last year.'' The Capitals began the night by raising their Eastern Conference championship banner. Then they displayed the brand of hockey that made last season such a resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. success. ``Yep, it's the same old, boring Capitals back again,'' said former Ducks' coach Wilson, smiling broadly. 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. , making their debut under new coach Craig Hartsburg Craig Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League from 1979-80 until 1988-89. , fell to 0-6 in season openers. Dominic Roussel Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970 in Hull, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career Roussel played in the NHL, AHL and in Europe during his career. had 33 saves in a losing effort, allowing only a power-play goal to Richard Zednik in the opening period. ``Kolzig was the difference - he was outstanding for the whole 60 minutes,'' Hartsburg said. ``It's unfortunate for us because (Roussel) played equally well.'' Zednik scored eight seconds into Washington's initial power play at 4:34, and the Capitals made the goal stand up by surviving six shorthanded situations. Washington led the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there in penalty killing last season. But the star was Kolzig, who had a 1.95 goals-against average during Washington's surprising run to the Stanley Cup finals. Kolzig was in postseason form Saturday night. In the first period he kicked away a rising wrist shot by Teemu Selanne, who was in prime position to score on a rebound. He smothered smoth·er v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr. 1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. a close-in shot by Tomas Sandstrom during a second-period power play and minutes later made a sprawling save to stop Sandstrom's breakaway attempt. The Mighty Ducks took only four shots in the third period, none in the opening 11 minutes. ``You never expect a shutout when you go out on the ice,'' Kolzig said. ``Sometimes it works out that you don't let any in. Sometimes you win when you let in five.'' Zednik put the Capitals up by taking a pass from Joe Juneau, weaving through the slot and beating Roussel on the glove side. Juneau had 10 assists in 21 playoff games last season and had a team-high eight assists in the preseason. Roussel, obtained Oct. 5 in a trade with Nashville, got the start after Hartsburg decided that Guy Hebert had not sufficiently recovered from a shoulder separation he sustained in an exhibition game last week. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO OLAF KOLZIG Got four shutouts in Stanley Cup finals last year, and shut out the Ducks on Saturday. |
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