GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: ANAHEIM (13-16) at CHICAGO (14-13)

NHL: ANAHEIM (13-16) at CHICAGO (14-13)

<h3>Ducks look for continued success against Blackhawks</h3>

<div class="pre">Anaheim (13-12-4) at Chicago (14-11-2) 8:30 pm EST</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - A trip to Chicago on Friday might be justwhat the reigning Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks need.

The Ducks have won five consecutive games in Chicago and are9-0-1 against the Blackhawks in the last 10 games. Anaheim is13-1-1 with a tie in the last 16 meetings.


Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere has won four straightstarts against Chicago. Giguere is 11-2-0 with a tie and a 1.93goals-against average in his last 14 games against theBlackhawks.


Anaheim learned on Wednesday that veteran Scott Niedermayerwould be putting off retirement and returning to the team whenthe Ducks return home from the current three-game trip.

Without Niedermayer, Anaheim is tied with Chicago for eighth inthe Western Conference with 30 points. The Ducks were 20-3-6 atthis point in 2006-07, having totaled 102 goals, 32 more thanthis season. Andy McDonald has six goals and 16 points in hislast 14 games against the Blackhawks.


Chicago has lost two straight, including a 3-2 defeat toVancouver on Wednesday in the first of a four-game homestand.The loss ended the Blackhawks' five-game home winning streak.

Patrick Kane, the first overall selection in this year's draft,leads Chicago with 27 points but has failed to score a goal in10 straight games. Backup goaltender Patrick Lalime is 6-1-0with a 1.90 GAA all-time against Anaheim.

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NHL AT CHICAGO
STARTING GOALIES: ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE
CHI - NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN

OFFICIALS: REF - DENNIS LARUE, KERRY FRASER
LIN - MIKE CVIK, STEVE MILLER</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">ANAHEIM VS CHICAGO - SCRATCHES

ANAHEIM CHICAGO

B SUTHERBY GROIN Y PERREAULT HEALTHY
K HUSKINS HEALTHY S SAMSONOV HEALTHY
D MILLER KNEE INJURY M JOHANSSON HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
CHICAGO 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
CHICAGO 1
1ST PRD: CHI - (PP) JONATHAN TOEWS 11 (DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN, PATRICK KANE)
1:07</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
CHICAGO 1 17:54 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
CHICAGO 1 15:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
CHICAGO 1 11:49 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
CHICAGO 1 7:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
CHICAGO 1
1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) COREY PERRY 15 (RYAN GETZLAF, CHRIS PRONGER) 13:54</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
CHICAGO 1 3:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 1 1
CHICAGO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CHI - (PP) JONATHAN TOEWS 11 (DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN, PATRICK
KANE) 1:07
ANA - (PP) COREY PERRY 15 (RYAN GETZLAF, CHRIS PRONGER)
13:54

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANA 4 4
CHI 11 11

GOALIES: ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE
CHI - NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Anaheim 1 --1
Chicago 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Chicago, Jonathan Toews 11 (power play)
(Dustin Byfuglien, Patrick Kane), 1:07. 2, Anaheim, Corey Perry 15
(power play) (Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Pronger), 13:54. Penalties: D Koci,
Chi (major fighting), 2:06; G Parros, Ana (major fighting), 2:06; J
Wisniewski, Chi (hooking), 13:46; T Marchant, Ana (slashing), 14:48.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Anaheim 4 --4
Chicago 11 --11
-----------------------------

Goalies : Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (11 shots, 10 saves).
Chicago, Nikolai Khabibulin (4 shots, 3 saves). Referees: Dennis
Larue, Kerry Fraser. Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Steve Miller.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
CHICAGO 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
CHICAGO 2
2ND PRD: CHI - PATRICK SHARP 13 (DAVE BOLLAND) 0:36</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
CHICAGO 2 15:50 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
CHICAGO 2
2ND PRD: ANA - CHRIS KUNITZ 10 (COREY PERRY, RYAN GETZLAF) 7:15</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 3
CHICAGO 2
2ND PRD: ANA - MATHIEU SCHNEIDER 4 (GEORGE PARROS, BRAD MAY) 11:47</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 3
CHICAGO 2 3:25 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 1 2 3
CHICAGO 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CHI - (PP) JONATHAN TOEWS 11 (DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN, PATRICK
KANE) 1:07
ANA - (PP) COREY PERRY 15 (RYAN GETZLAF, CHRIS PRONGER)
13:54
2ND PRD: CHI - PATRICK SHARP 13 (DAVE BOLLAND) 0:36
ANA - CHRIS KUNITZ 10 (COREY PERRY, RYAN GETZLAF) 7:15
ANA - MATHIEU SCHNEIDER 4 (GEORGE PARROS, BRAD MAY) 11:47

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANA 4 12 16
CHI 11 13 24

GOALIES: ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE
CHI - NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN</div>