HEBERT SAVES DUCKS FROM WASHINGTON : DUCKS 1, WASHINGTON 0.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. 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. scored a power-play goal 3:46 into the game and goaltender 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. made the goal stand as 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. beat the Washington Capitals 1-0 Friday night. Hebert stopped 31 shots while recording his third shutout of the season and 19th of his career. McInnis knocked in a rebound after Washington goalie Olaf Kolzig blocked Paul Kariya's 55-foot backhander back·hand n. 1. Sports a. A stroke or motion, as of a racket, made with the back of the hand facing outward and the arm moving forward. b. A pass or shot in hockey made with the back of the blade of the stick. . The goal came while defenseman Mark Tinordi was serving a penalty for holding Kariya. Anaheim got off seven fewer shots on Kolzig than the Capitals fired at Hebert. The Ducks' victory came one game after they had blown a 4-2 lead against Vancouver in a game that ended in a 4-4 tie. Winning for just the second time in the last eight games, the Mighty Ducks beat former coach Ron Wilson. Wilson was fired following the 1996-97 season, after he guided the Mighty Ducks to their first appearance in the playoffs. Wilson, who took the Capitals to the Stanley Cup finals last season in his first year in his new job, was behind the visitors' bench in Anaheim for the second time since being dismissed; the Mighty Ducks beat the Capitals 6-4 in his first visit, a year ago. The Capitals have struggled recently, losing eight of their last 10. The Ducks, meanwhile, are off to the best start at home in their six-year history, with a 7-3-3 mark. However, attendance at the Pond has been dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. . The crowd for the game against the Capitals drew 14,631, about 2,500 less than capacity, and the average gate is down almost 2,000 a game from last season. |
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