News Category: Anaheim Ducks

Surging Islanders continue homestand vs. desperate Ducks

Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal didn’t wait long Monday night to turn what could have been the New York Islanders’ most demoralizing blown third-period lead of the season into their second straight potentially seismic win. The Islanders will attempt to continue surging Wednesday night when they host the Anaheim Ducks in the penultimate game of a season-long six-game homestand. New York earned another dramatic overtime victory Monday when Horvat scored 46 seconds into overtime to

Struggling Ducks host a Jets team that seems to be course correcting

Back on track with an improved offense, the Winnipeg Jets will move on to the California portion of their four-game road trip with a visit to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The Jets have fashioned a three-game winning streak over a short stretch where they have averaged three goals per game. The run comes after they lost three consecutive games while scoring just three total goals. In a 4-2 road victory over the Colorado Avalanche

Blackhawks focused on positives with Ducks up next

The Chicago Blackhawks carry a four-game losing streak into Thursday’s meeting with the visiting Anaheim Ducks, but they have reason to be optimistic after nearly breaking out of their rut. Chicago lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, in a sour but nonetheless welcome one-goal defeat following successive losses at Detroit, Winnipeg and Minnesota by a combined nine goals. “Good spots and bad spots, right?” Blackhawks forward Nick Foligno said. “You

Avalanche hope to have Cale Makar in rematch with Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks ended an eight-game losing streak against Colorado on Saturday night, but the Avalanche quickly have a chance to get even. Anaheim’s 4-3 shootout win at home stopped a challenging slide, and it will try to make it two in a row against Colorado on Tuesday night in Denver. The Ducks rallied from down two goals Saturday night to pull out the win, with rookie Leo Carlsson getting the only score in the

Losers of eight straight, Ducks look to halt skid vs. Avalanche

When the teams met in Denver on Nov. 15, Anaheim and Colorado were headed in different directions. They’re still heading in different directions but the circumstances have reversed. The Ducks had won eight of 10 going into that game and the Avalanche had recently dropped five of seven games, and in three of those they were shut out. When the teams meet Saturday night in Anaheim, it is the Ducks who are struggling and Colorado

Ducks lug seven-game skid into matchup with Caps

The Anaheim Ducks will try to snap a seven-game losing streak when they open a two-game homestand Thursday night against the Washington Capitals. The Ducks flew out of the gate with an impressive 9-6-0 start this season before losing 8-2 to the Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 15 in Denver. That kicked off the seven-game skid that is the longest active losing streak in the NHL. Anaheim has played without star center Trevor Zegras and defenseman