A preview of the Ducks.
When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena.
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Prime.
Record: 6-9-3, 15 points. The Ducks are in last place in the Western Conference and Pacific Division.
Leading Scorer: Corey Perry, 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists).
Last Game: 7-4 road loss to the Red Wings, Saturday. Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and three assists for the Ducks
Last Game against the Penguins: 4-3 home loss, Nov. 3. Kris Letang had a goal and an assist.
Ducks Player We Would Bet Money On Scoring: How do you go against Corey Perry? He controlled the Penguins crease and scored twice in the Nov. 3 game.
Ex-Penguins on the Ducks: Randy Carlyle, head coach; Erik Christensen, C; Ryan Whitney (right), D.
Ex-Ducks/Mighty Ducks on the Penguins: Dan Bylsma, head coach; Chris Kunitz, LW; Martin Skoula, D.
Useless Ducks/Mighty Ducks Trivia Vaguely Related to the Penguins: The only shutout by the Penguins against the Ducks/Mighty Ducks franchise was a 3-0 win, Dec. 10, 1997. Tom Barrasso made 28 saves while Jaromir Jagr scored two goals.
Best Ducks YouTube Video We Could Find: This will probably be the last time we get to see the dazzling scoring abilities of Teemu Selanne in Pittsburgh. He has said he will retire after this season:
Notes:
-Marc-Andre Fleury (10-6-0, 2.52 GAA, .904 SV%) and Jonas HIller (6-7-1, 3.03 GAA, .910 SV%) your expected starters in net.
-For the Penguins, Alex Goligoski (undisclosed) is questionable. Forwards Tyler Kennedy (groin), Chris Kunitz ("lower body") and Brooks Orpik (undisclosed) are out. Defensemen Sergei Gonchar (wrist), Kris Letang (shoulder) and forward Maxime Talbot (shoulder) are out. Did we miss anyone?
-For the Ducks, forward and noted Penguin killer Saku Koivu ("lower body") is day-to-day.
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-Ruslan Fedotenko worked well with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin Saturday. (PG+)
-Ducks general manager Bob Murry has been pretty critical of his unerachieving team.
-Getzlaf leads the NHL with 20 assists.
-Ducks enforcer and Washington, Pa. native George Parros is on a homecoming tour.
-Don't boo Ryan Whitney. He didn't steal money from you. He didn't cut in front of you at lunch counter. He didn't key your car door. He just played cruddy defense in front of his own net from time to time. He was was a productive member of the franchise and helped it get to a Stanley Cup final. A polite applause is the least you can offer.
-The Penguins will wear their not-so-dreaded blue throwback uniforms tonight.
-Assuming they don't advance to the Stanley Cup Final, this will be the Mighty Ducks/Ducks' final game in Mellon Arena. All-time, they have a 2-7-2 record in Mellon Arena.
-Cheap Tickets Alert: Tonight is a Student Rush night.
-We can't resist emo-bangs Kunitz:
-Our live blog begins at approximately 6:30 p.m. Please tune in.
(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images; Kunitz-Photobucket)
Posted
Nov 16 2009, 03:23 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh