DUCKS STAY ON STREAK\Ducks 2, Capitals 1.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. The Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). became the first team to hold Teemu Selanne scoreless since the three-time NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there All-Star joined 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. last month. The Capitals also became Anaheim's fifth straight victim. The Ducks extended their 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" to a franchise-record five games Tuesday night, beating the Capitals for the first time 2-1 behind a 33-save performance by Guy Hebert Guy Andre Hebert (born January 7, 1967 in Troy, New York) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Always a proud American, he used the French pronunciation of his first and last names because it "sounded better." He played for the St. . Valeri Karpov Valeri Karpov (born August 5, 1971 in Chelyabinsk, Russia) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and National Hockey League. He played for Traktor Chelyabinsk and Anaheim Ducks. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993. and 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. each had a goal and an assist for the Mighty Ducks, who moved within a point of idle Winnipeg in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Anaheim's resurgence can be attributed greatly to Selanne, who had 12 points and 12 assists in his first 15 games since being traded from Winnipeg on Feb. 7. He was blanked Tuesday night, as was 87-point man Paul Kariya, but it didn't matter. "I felt that if we shut down the line of Kariya and Selanne, we would have a real good chance to win the game," Capitals coach Jim Schoenfeld said. "Our checking line did a great job. Unfortunately, they got their two goals against our scoring line." The matchup worked in Anaheim's favor. The Mighty Ducks' second line produced both goals, and Schoenfeld was forced to keep his top scorers on the bench while Selanne's line was on the ice. "That's a matchup we would take, if we could keep their skill people off the ice," Anaheim coach Ron Wilson said. Stefan Ustorf scored for the Capitals, who outshot Anaheim 34-16 but missed a chance to jump past New Jersey into the sixth spot in the East. Washington was 2-0-1 against the Ducks since Anaheim's NHL debut in 1993. "This was a huge game for us and even bigger for Washington, because they're fighting for a playoff spot and it was a home game for them," Wilson said. "That's the proud part - we did all the right things in the third period." Hebert has started every game during the Mighty Ducks' winning streak, allowing only six goals. "Guy was outstanding. He made the first saves, and the defensemen did a great job of clearing and knocking people out of the way," Wilson said. "After he made the first save, there weren't any rebounds, and the ones that were there we cleared safely." Earlier, the Ducks traded right wing Brian Wesenberg to Philadelphia for center Anatoli Semenov and defenseman Mike Crowley. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Ducks goalie Guy Hebert, left, watches his stick and the puck slide away after blocking a shot. He had 33 saves against Washington. Associated Press |
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