November 8th, 2009, 7:00 am by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer
Quick - which two Ducks are tied for the team lead in game-winning goals?
Teemu Selanne? Yep.
Mike Brown? Yep.
Brown notched his second game-winner of the season in a rather dubious way Saturday because the Ducks nearly blew a 4-0 lead and held on to make Brown’s goal stand up.
But, hey, it still counts.
“I can’t remember the last time I had two goals,” Brown said when asked the last time he had two game-winners this early in the season.
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November 7th, 2009, 9:35 pm by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer
Mike Brown scored in the third period to lift the Ducks over Phoenix, 4-3, on Saturday night at Honda Center.
The Ducks nearly blew a 4-0 lead with less than 14 minutes remaining but held on to make Brown’s goal the game winner.
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November 7th, 2009, 2:48 pm by Eric Stephens, Staff writer
Raise your hand if you had the Phoenix Coyotes right in the thick of the Pacific Division race with a winning record. Yep, we didn’t think so.
The team that made more news in the courtroom than on the ice rink this summer is one of the early surprise stories in the NHL. The Coyotes have a 3-2 shootout win over the Ducks last week and bring in a 10-6-0 record into tonight’s rematch at Honda Center.
Former Dallas coach Dave Tippett (pictured) was hired toward the end of training camp and had to hit the ground running. It is early but Tippett is receiving some acclaim for bringing some stability to an organization that was in chaos during the protracted bankruptcy court battle over ownership of the team.
Tippett’s defense-minded system has been a huge benefit for former Ducks goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who has an NHL-best three shutouts and is among the league leaders in wins (nine), goals-against average (1.81) and save percentage (.931).
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November 7th, 2009, 10:38 am by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer
The big, fat juicy story line surrounding next week’s Ducks-Devils game will sadly not be played out. 
New Jersey Devils winger Rob Niedermayer has been placed on injured reserve with an upper body injury and won’t be eligible to play against brother Scott when the Ducks play at New Jersey on Wednesday.
Rob Niedermayer suffered the injury last Wednesday and must sit out for one week, meaning he will miss the matchup by one day.
Rob Niedermayer signed with New Jersey - Scott’s former team - late this offseason after he spent six seasons with the Ducks from 2003-09, including the last four with Scott.
Their partnership in Anaheim produced the everlasting image of them hoisting the Stanley Cup together in 2007 (above).
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November 7th, 2009, 9:44 am by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer
A couple of local hockey notes to pass along…
Rocco Grimaldi of Rossmoor had a goal and two assists to lead the U.S. National Under-17 team to an 8-2 victory over Switzerland in the Under-17 Four Nations Cup on Saturday in Trnava, Slovakia.
The U.S. finished 3-0. Grimaldi was named the tournament’s best forward.
Also, Matthew Nieto of Long Beach had two assists as the U.S. Under-18 team defeated Finland, 4-1. The Under-18 team will play Switzerland in Sunday’s final.
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November 6th, 2009, 5:30 pm by Eric Stephens, Staff writer
DUCKS (5-7-2) vs. PHOENIX (10-6-0)
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: Honda Center
TV-radio: KDOC/KLAA 830
How they match up
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November 6th, 2009, 1:58 pm by Eric Stephens, Staff writer
Some quick hits from Friday’s practice at Anaheim Ice:
– Jean-Sebastien Giguere continues to take part in the full practice and it appears his strained groin muscle has improved enough to where the Ducks are targeting his return for the upcoming four-game road trip to the East Coast.
“I think he looks good,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. “He’s starting to feel more confident and comfortable in a lot of the situations. Our target is hopefully he can start to provide backup status next week on the road trip.”
As soon as Giguere is ready to come off injured reserve, Justin Pogge figures to be sent back to Bakersfield (ECHL).
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