GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: ANAHEIM (5-9) at PHOENIX (5-6)

NHL: ANAHEIM (5-9) at PHOENIX (5-6)

<h3>Ducks look to leave struggles behind against Coyotes</h3>

<div class="pre">Anaheim (5-7-2) at Phoenix (5-6-0) 9:00 pm EDT</div>

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) - After winning the Stanley Cup lastseason, the Anaheim Ducks have not gotten off to the kind ofstart they were hoping for.


The Ducks try to turn the corner on their early-season troubleswhen they face the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday.


Anaheim started to return to form in their last contest,snapping a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over theColumbus Blue Jackets as Mathieu Schneider netted the only tallyin the shootout.


Schneider was appearing in his first game this season after anankle injury kept him out of action for the first month. The38-year-old defenseman joined Anaheim during the offseason,inking a two-year, $11.2 million contract to come over from theDetroit Red Wings after logging his second consecutive 50-pointseason.


The Coyotes are searching for a spark of their own as theycurrently sit in last place in the Western Conference, but enterSaturday's game after back-to-back wins against the St. LouisBlues and Dallas Stars.


Phoenix routed the Stars, 5-0, on Friday as goaltender MikaelTellqvist captured the fifth shootout of his career.

The Coyotes are hoping Tellqvist will step up as the No. 1netminder, as he currently splits time between the pipes withAlex Auld. Tellqvist clearly has the better statistics of thetwo, posting a 3-2 record with a 2.21 goals-against average anda .927 save percentage.

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">NHL AT PHOENIX
STARTING GOALIES: ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE
PHO - ALEX AULD

OFFICIALS: REF - DENNIS LARUE, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - DON HENDERSON, JAY SHARRERS</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at PHOENIX

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

ANAHEIM PHOENIX

J DIPENTA HEALTHY M YORK HEALTHY
M KONDRATIEV HEALTHY J GRATTON HEALTHY</div>

 

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

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
PHOENIX 0 15:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
PHOENIX 0 11:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PHOENIX 0
1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) MATHIEU SCHNEIDER 1 (RYAN GETZLAF, CHRIS PRONGER)
11:13 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PHOENIX 0 7:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PHOENIX 0 3:07 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 1 1
PHOENIX 0 0 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) MATHIEU SCHNEIDER 1 (RYAN GETZLAF, CHRIS PRONGER)
11:13

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANA 12 12
PHO 11 11

GOALIES: ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE
PHO - ALEX AULD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Anaheim 1 --1
Phoenix 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Anaheim, Mathieu Schneider 1 (power play)
(Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Pronger), 11:13. Penalties: C Pronger, Ana
(holding), 1:04; M Hanzal, Pho (holding), 9:30; N Boynton, Pho (cross
checking), 10:08; C Weller, Pho (major fighting), 13:00; S O'Donnell,
Ana (major fighting), 13:00; S Doan, Pho (hooking), 14:02; C Kunitz,
Ana (goalie interference), 14:33.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Anaheim 12 --12
Phoenix 11 --11
-----------------------------

Goalies : Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (11 shots, 11 saves).
Phoenix, Alex Auld (12 shots, 11 saves). Referees: Dennis Larue,
Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Don Henderson, Jay Sharrers.</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PHOENIX 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PHOENIX 0 15:29 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PHOENIX 0
2ND PRD: ANA - COREY PERRY 7 (CHRIS PRONGER, RYAN GETZLAF) 4:58</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PHOENIX 0 14:14 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PHOENIX 0 11:50 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 3
PHOENIX 0
2ND PRD: ANA - BRAD MAY 1 (MATHIEU SCHNEIDER, COREY PERRY) 8:54</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 3
PHOENIX 0 7:23 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 3
PHOENIX 0 3:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 1 2 3
PHOENIX 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) MATHIEU SCHNEIDER 1 (RYAN GETZLAF, CHRIS PRONGER)
11:13
2ND PRD: ANA - COREY PERRY 7 (CHRIS PRONGER, RYAN GETZLAF) 4:58
ANA - BRAD MAY 1 (MATHIEU SCHNEIDER, COREY PERRY) 8:54

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANA 12 13 25
PHO 11 12 23

GOALIES: ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE
PHO - ALEX AULD</div>