Our Ducks just couldn't get it done last night
Okay, like, let's just rip off the band-aid, right? The Anaheim Ducks had a super tough night at home against the Nashville Predators, losing 5-0 in what was just, honestly, a pretty rough game to watch. I know a lot of you probably went to bed early after that second period, and I totally get it. Nashville just seemed to have our number from the jump, and we really struggled to generate any offense or, like, keep the puck out of our own net. It was one of those nights where everything that could go wrong, kinda did.
The Predators really pulled away in the second period, starting with E. Haula’s goal about seven minutes in. Then Filip Forsberg scored on the power play, which just felt like a gut punch, and then, get this, Brandon Skjei netted a short-handed goal right at the end of the second. That's, like, three goals in one period for Nashville, and it just totally deflated the Honda Center crowd. Our guys took 25 shots to Nashville's 43, which really tells you a lot about the pace of play. We just couldn’t get anything past their goalie, and even in the third, they added two more goals from Zach L'Heureux and Fyodor Svechkov.
So, where does this leave the Anaheim Ducks? We're still sitting at 41-32-5, with 87 points, which keeps us in third in the Pacific Division, but our last 10 games are now 4-5-1, and that's not the momentum you want this late in the season. You can feel the mood around Anaheim this morning — it’s just a bit deflated, like when you're stuck on the 5 heading to Disneyland and you can see the Matterhorn but you're not moving. We need to bounce back, big time, and find our footing again. The standings are tight, and every point matters right now.
Let's Go Duuuucks — from Anaheim, this is Sof.
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