DUCKS MISS THEIR CHANCE MONTREAL 5, DUCKS 2.Byline: Brice Nixon Staff Writer ANAHEIM - These kinds of opportunities are quickly running out for 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. . The Ducks had their second shot at getting within four points of a playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. spot Monday. Again, they failed to get even a point. Saku Koivu Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player, and plays centre for the Montreal Canadiens as the current team captain. Playing career SM-liiga and NHL had a goal and two assists and Richard Zednik had a goal and an assist in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-2 victory over the Ducks in front of 14,997 at the Pond. The Ducks came into the game six points behind the Kings and St. Louis, who are eighth and ninth in the Western Conference respectively. They are 9-0-1-2 in their past 12 home games. Without leading scorer Sergei Fedorov Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov (Russian:Сергей Викторович Фёдоров, Sergey Viktorovich Fyodorov , however, the Ducks' offense was not as efficient as it could have been. Even with Fedorov in all but one other game this season, the Ducks had scored fewer goals than all but two teams in the conference. Fedorov missed the game with flu-like symptoms. He leads the Ducks with 24 goals and 55 points. The Ducks seemed to have shaken off their loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday, their first opportunity to get within four points of a playoff spot. They jumped on the Canadiens early. But they came out of the first period tied 1-1. In six minutes of power-play time in the game, the Ducks had three shots on goal. Zednik gave the Canadiens a 2-1 lead in the second period. Pierre Dagenais Pierre Dagenais (born March 4, 1978 in Blainville, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in both the 1996 NHL Entry Draft (round 2, #47 overall) and the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (round 4, #105 overall). and Michael Ryder Michael Ryder (Born March 31, 1980, Bonavista, Newfoundland) is a hockey player who plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League at right wing. Playing career Ryder was drafted by the Canadiens in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 216th overall. scored for Montreal in the third period. Zednik was named player of the week last week after scoring four goals and seven points in four games. He scored the game winner for the third consecutive game. Brice Nixon, (626) 962-8811 brice.nixon(at)sgvn.com |
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