DUCKS REMAIN TOUGH AT POND DUCKS 4, PHOENIX 0.Byline: Brice Nixon Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Mike Brown scored his first NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there goal on Sunday. Eight minutes later, Brown tossed the gloves and fought Phoenix's Andrei Nazarov Andrei Nazarov (born May 22, 1974 in Chelyabinsk, U.S.S.R) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who most recently played for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League, playing a handful of games during the 2005-2006 season. . That was about the biggest fight the Ducks got from the Coyotes as Anaheim extended its home unbeaten streak to nine games with a 4-0 victory in front of 12,267 at the Pond. Matt Cullen Matthew "Matt" Cullen (born November 2, 1976 in Virginia, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. He is the older brother of Detroit Red Wings player Mark Cullen. scored his first goal since Nov. 19, defenseman Niclas Havelid scored twice, goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere was unbeatable and the Ducks won for the sixth time in seven games. The Ducks' home streak is tied for the longest in the NHL this season. Their six-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" at the Pond is the longest in franchise history. ``Obviously, to have a winning streak like we do at home right now, to be looking after things like that is real important,'' Ducks coach Mike Babcock Mike Babcock (born April 29, 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada [1]) is a Canadian hockey head coach and former player. From 2002 to 2005 he was the head coach of the NHL's Anaheim Mighty Ducks, leading the Ducks to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals said. ``You have to establish yourself at home, and we seem to be doing that.'' Giguere has been a big part of that. He had three consecutive shutouts and the third-longest shutout streak in modern NHL history last week. Giguere went 237 minutes, 7 seconds without allowing a goal; until facing the Kings on Thursday, Al MacInnis Allan "Al" MacInnis (born July 11, 1963 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Hall of Fame Hockey defenceman who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues. was the only player to score on him in four games. Giguere gave up five goals in a 5-4 loss to the Kings, but he was back to doing his best impersonation Impersonation Patroclus wore the armor of Achilles against the Trojans to encourage the disheartened Greeks. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Prisoner of Zenda, The of a stone wall Sunday. Giguere tied league leaders Ed Belfour of Toronto and Marty Turco of Dallas with his fifth shutout of the season. He faced only 24 shots but gave up few rebound chances and came up big when needed. He wasn't considering another streak just yet. ``Every game's the new beginning of something, so who knows what's going to happen after that,'' he said. The Ducks' power play also has been on fire. The Ducks scored twice with the man advantage Sunday, giving them a power-play goal in seven consecutive games and nine of their past 10. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Ducks' Mike Brown, right, celebrates his first NHL goal Sunday. Danny Moloshok/Associated Press |
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