DUCKS GET RECORD WIN : DUCKS 3, DETROIT 1.Byline: Greg Christensen A club-record seventh straight victory, the 13th win in 16 games and a rare triumph over the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. in a nationally televised game should have been enough to leave 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. feeling giddy Sunday evening. But this is not your average Ducks team. Anaheim responded to its 3-1 win before 17,174 at the Pond with all of the excitement of, say, a victory over Nashville. ``We handled the pressure, but it's just one game,'' said Teemu Selanne. ``We aren't in heaven, let's just keep going. We don't want to get too satisfied, it's not going to help us Wednesday (against Vancouver).'' For once, it seemed as if Ducks 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. was actually more excited than his players. ``It was great to stand behind the bench in a game like that,'' said Hartsburg, who is usually very adept at keeping his feelings under wraps. ``It was a great game, both teams played like they hated each other and that usually makes for a good game. ``The building had an air of excitement, the fans were into it, it was great . . . you guys will say I should smile and I smiled.'' The Ducks' power play gave Hartsburg something to smile about and the crowd something to cheer about in the first period. Paul Kariya's blind backhand pass started a sequence that ended with Marty McInnis Marty McInnis (born June 2 1970, in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is a retired American ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Boston Bruins. scoring his 18th goal of the year at 7:50 on a rebound after Detroit goalie Chris Osgood Chris Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. Osgood is currently the number two goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League behind Dominik Hasek. had stopped Selanne twice. It was just the first of two great passes that Kariya made. The second, however, was the most memorable. With the Ducks shorthanded, Kariya surprised Osgood behind the net, took the puck away and whipped a backhand pass to Steve Rucchin Steve Rucchin (born July 4, 1971 Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a centre who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. Rucchin played high school hockey for Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London, Ontario. , who chipped the puck into an empty net at 12:08 of the second period. ``He can pass better on his backhand than most players can on their forehand forehand the head, neck, shoulders, withers and forelimbs of the horse. ,'' said Hartsburg, who wasn't the only one amazed by the play. ``He might be the only one who can make it, normal guys might go for a (line) change,'' said Tomas Sandstrom, who salted away Anaheim's win with a rebound goal at 17:19 of the third period. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO STEVE RUCCHIN The Ducks center scored a shorthanded goal to help beat Detroit after missing three games with a broken nose. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion