DUCKS SWARM QUICKLY.Byline: ELLIOTT TEAFORD Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- The Ducks scored on their first shot on net while on a power play only 1:18 into Friday night's game against the Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). . Game over. No, really. Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish Craig MacTavish (born August 15, 1958 in London, Ontario) is the head coach of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. He is a former NHL centre who played 14 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. replaced goaltender Jussi Markkanen with Dwayne Roloson while many in the sellout crowd of 17,174 were still finding their seats at the Honda Center. The first of Ryan Getzlaf's two goals merely got the Ducks warmed up for 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. 5-1 victory over the injury-depleted Oilers. "I don't think I've ever done that," Getzlaf said of driving Markkanen from the game. "I think that's a first in my career." Andy McDonald, Dustin Penner and Corey Perry also scored for the Ducks, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 28 saves in a rare start in place of Jean-Sebastien Giguere. "We wanted to jump on them early because we knew they didn't have too many healthy bodies over there," said Perry, who also had an assist. The Ducks (41-17-11) won their fourth straight on their eight-game homestand and edged two points closer to winning their first Pacific Division title. Edmonton lost its sixth consecutive and appears destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to miss the playoffs one season after losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals. Don't expect any tears of sympathy from the Ducks, whose march to the Finals was derailed by the Oilers in the Western Conference finals last May. What's more, the Ducks have injury concerns of their own. Defenseman Chris Pronger did not play for the second game because of a broken bone in his left big toe big toe n. The largest and innermost toe of the human foot. . He is expected to be out for at least two weeks. And center Todd Marchant sat out for the 10th game because of a lower abdominal strain, and there's no timetable for his return. Edmonton's sickbay sick·bay n. 1. The hospital and dispensary of a ship. 2. A place in which the sick or injured are treated. was jammed with so many injured regulars that MacTavish could dress only 17 skaters, one brick shy of the normal 18-man load. He then sent Markkanen, who has flu-like symptoms, to the dressing room after only 78 seconds. Getzlaf's first goal wasn't exactly a soft one. In fact, it was a laser from above the left faceoff circle with traffic in front of Markkanen. MacTavish's quick hook made little difference in the game, however. Perry beat Roloson with a wraparound Wraparound A financing device that permits an existing loan to be refinanced and new money to be advanced at an interest rate between the rate charged on the old loan and the current market interest rate. only 1:53 into the second period for a 2-0 lead. Getzlaf then whistled a one-timer past Roloson for a 3-0 lead at 5:33. "It's big," Getzlaf said of the contributions of the Ducks' so-called PPG PPG Points Per Game (basketball player statistic) PPG Power Play Goals (hockey) PPG Planning Policy Guidance (UK) PPG Programmable Pulse Generator PPG Power Puff Girls Line (short for Penner, Perry and Getzlaf). "We've got to prove ourselves every night, especially with Marchant and Pronger out." elliott.teaford@dailybreeze.com (310) 540-4201 |
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