Ryan Kesler says Anaheim Ducks will make playoffs

“This team’s too good not to be in the playoffs”. “We have to come out and outwork L.A. That is the only way we can get away with two points here”.

Founded in 1993 the Anaheim Ducks current members of the NHL Pacific Division – Western Conference are now playing their 23rd season for the National Hockey League. The Ducks had a 37-23 edge in the circle…

Ryan Kesler was credited with an assist on the goal, which extended his point streak to four games.

This was a good team win which more than likely helped neutralize any lingering bad taste of the epic meltdown against the Chicago Blackhawks on the previous Friday. Jakob Silfverberg and Corey Perry scored third-period goals for Anaheim. Daniel Sedin had a streak of seven straight games with a point ended, while Henrik Sedin was held off the scoresheet after six consecutive games.

– It might have been what they didn’t do.

Cogliano promptly got the puck to Horcoff, who was in position to shoot quickly and beat the scrambling Miller just 79 seconds in for a 1-0 lead.

What does John Gibson’s strong play mean for the Anaheim Ducks (and Team North America)? That goal drove Canucks G Ryan Miller from the game in favor of Jacob Markstrom.

– Jiri Sekac is starting to skate with his teammates and should be a full participant in practice, perhaps as soon as Tuesday. Sorry, broken collarbone. In other injury news, Nail Yakupov is out for least four weeks with a sprained ankle.

Kesler and Toews battled to the point of almost fighting near the end of the first period. Coach Willie Desjardins said he suffered an upper-body injury that is not serious. There’s still a lot of hockey left to play and we’re ready for the challenge…. Needless to say, tonight´s game will bring lots of action as the Canucks need to find a way to outplay the Ducks and their solid home advantage. “Even though it was disappointing, I thought we regrouped well”.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Dillon Brooks had 21 points and 10 rebounds and No. 15 OR staved off a late rally by Fresno State for a 78-73 victory Monday night. “We really regrouped well and just continued on how we played against Chicago”.

Obviously, I’m all for women being able to follow their career muses, but I wonder if Miller’s new family dynamic is proving to be more challenging for him than he expected?

@Real_ESPNLeBrun: Well, I think going back to training camp, one of the possibilities was for the Ducks to dangle one of their veteran goalies before the February 29 trade deadline if they felt Gibson deserved a permanent call-up from the AHL.

The Kings’ team defense might have played a larger role in goalie Jonathan Bernier’s early success than anyone realized.

“He made the saves he had to make”.

“I don’t think you play ticked off”, he said. He was a great guy to us. “I think he did a good job”. You can read the game recap here.

“This was furtherest we have been from being in a game than we have all year”, Sedin said. If Sparks continues to play well in Toronto, I’m not sure how he stays off the watch list. Because if you do, they’re going to make you pay.

“It’s huge for the confidence for the team”. That’s tough. Playing like we did tonight, we played a solid 60 minutes. The Stars have scored 85 goals this year.

“After last game, we knew it was a big one tonight”. Everybody was generating offense. 888 save percentage. “When you get your opportunities you’ve got to make good on them”, coach Mike Babcock said Sunday.