The Ducks had a poor first period, where they gave up nine high-danger scoring chances (according to NaturalStatTrick.com) and managed to get just one themselves. That said, the Ducks managed to get some good chances as the game went on and were arguably the better team after the first period. Anaheim still gave up some good chances but were getting quite a few of their own as well.
Defensively, the Ducks were okay. However, I will say that after a pretty decent start with the Ducks, Kevin Shattenkirk’s defensive flaws keep becoming more apparent and it’s a bit of a concern at this point.
This was another game where John Gibson looked a bit off as well. He had no chance on some of the goals but the fourth one to Brent Burns was avoidable and Gibson wasn’t able to give Anaheim a key save when they needed it.
Despite the loss and blown lead, it was another fairly promising game for the forward group. The Ducks have managed 79 shots over the last two games combined and forced Martin Jones to make some good saves. On an individual basis, I thought Troy Terry had his best game of the season so far. He had a goal but was also very involved, carrying the puck under pressure and making some nice passes.
While the Ducks didn’t pick up the win, there were some positive takeaways and it was good to see the team generating chances.
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