National Hockey League: Chicago Blackhawks blank Anaheim Ducks

Defending Big D: The Ducks have struggled out of the gate (1-5-2 4 pts).

Two days after Jonathan Toews defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning with an overtime goal, the Blackhawks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 1-0 in overtime, also with a Toews goal.

“When you have chances and don’t score, it’s magnified even more”, Boudreau said. We peppered them with 40 shots.

The Ducks grit and strength is back and it needs to continually be a focal point.

And that has the Stars on their toes. The Ducks have scored just one goal in six games when Andersen has been in net this season, he’s not getting any help.

Lindholm was also looking to create offense late in the game.

In 3-on-3, goals come off mistakes. Each player has one assist on the year.

While Stars captain Jamie Benn added: “They are going to be a desperate hockey team. We have to build on that now, and not get disappointed”. In a word, scoring. The Ducks simply can not convert. Frederik Andersen finished with 23 stops. The Ducks’ horrendous start has led to speculation that Bruce Boudreau’s head coaching tenure may be in serious jeopardy.

“We can always say we’re going to miss him because that’s for sure”, coach Joel Quenneville said.

The Stars have their own issues. Kesler scored critical goals last season and in the playoffs, and while his offensive production is on the decline, he still plays a solid defensive game that has the ability to in a few cases take away and most others severely limit whomever he’s on the ice against. This is the second game of a four-game homestand, and Dallas doesn’t want to squander home games. Obviously it’s hard to prove someone’s motive on a quick play like that, and I can see why the referee made the initial call on the ice.

You might not fully agree, but we’re confident in our roster for tonight’s action. In the meantime, defenseman Jason Demers will serve the second and final game of his National Hockey League suspension for elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Nick Bonino. “The tests the last couple of games haven’t been as dramatic as it was tonight”. Both scored in 0-0 overtime games.

Defensemen had to do a little more. Still, the top pair(which was unchanged) had the toughest game. “For me, it’s clean up your game and we can stay consistent”.

Still, Ruff said he likes Goligoski and Klingberg together.

So the first thing to note here is that it’s undeniable the net came loose prior to the puck entering the net.

“I think they have”, he said. They win their puck battles or the majority of their puck battles and that’s what you have to do.

Freddie is playing at an elite level and he showed that again Monday night. They play guest to the high scoring Dallas Starstonight, then off to Scottsdale Trade Center to play the St. Louis Blues.

Shots on goal – Anaheim 3-6-6 15.