GAME THREAD: NHL: COLUMBUS (7-4) at ANAHEIM (4-9)

NHL: COLUMBUS (7-4) at ANAHEIM (4-9)

<h3>Ducks aim to end four-game skid vs. streaking Blue Jackets</h3>

<div class="pre">Columbus (7-3-1) at Anaheim (4-7-2) 10:00 pm EDT</div>

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Anaheim Ducks are not used tolosing this much.


The Ducks look to snap a four-game skid when they host theColumbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.


Anaheim, which became the first California-based team to win theStanley Cup last season, has suffered a slew of injuries thathave contributed to its slow start.


Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere had offseason hernia surgeryand has played in just five games, while right wing ToddBertuzzi has missed the last six games with a concussion.

Also missing is defensemen Mathieu Schneider, who has yet toplay a game while recovery from a broken foot. Meanwhile,center Ryan Getzlaf has missed three games with a forearminjury.


On Sunday, Giguere was beaten twice in a 3-2 shootout loss toEdmonton. Now, Giguere will have to rebound from thatperformance to help the Ducks avoid losing five straight for thefirst time since an eight-game skid from November 3-20, 2005.

On the other end of the spectrum is Columbus, which has won fivestraight after Pascal Leclaire stopped 33 shots in aWednesday's 4-1 win over Los Angeles.


Leclaire, who has a league-leading four shutouts, stopped 28shots in a season-opening 4-0 win over Anaheim on October 5.

Jason Chimera scored two goals in Wednesday's win and hasregistered four tallies in the last three games.

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at ANAHEIM

<div class="pre">NHL AT ANAHEIM
STARTING GOALIES: COB - FREDRIK NORRENA
ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE

OFFICIALS: REF - BRAD MEIER, KELLY SUTHERLAND
LIN - ANTHONY SERICOLO, MARK PARE</div>

 

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

COLUMBUS ANAHEIM

J SHELLEY HEALTHY M SCHNEIDER HEALTHY
D WESTCOTT CONCUSSION J DIPENTA HEALTHY
C GLENCROSS HEALTHY M KONDRATIEV HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at ANAHEIM

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

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 15:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 11:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 9:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 4:15 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 4:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 2:25 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
COB 6 6
ANA 14 14

GOALIES: COB - FREDRIK NORRENA
ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Columbus 0 --0
Anaheim 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Bench, Cob (too many men served by D
Fritsche), 4:11; M Peca, Cob (high sticking), 7:54; O Tollefsen, Cob
(tripping), 9:55; O Tollefsen, Cob (major fighting), 16:02; B May, Ana
(major fighting), 16:02; S Fedorov, Cob (holding), 16:48; R
Niedermayer, Ana (hooking), 18:13.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Columbus 6 --6
Anaheim 14 --14
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Goalies : Columbus, Fredrik Norrena (14 shots, 14 saves). Anaheim,
Jean-Sebastien Giguere (6 shots, 6 saves). Referees: Brad Meier,
Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Anthony Sericolo, Mark Pare.</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at ANAHEIM

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

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 15:50 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 12:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 8:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 4:50 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
ANAHEIM 0 1:24 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------
Columbus 0 0 --0
Anaheim 0 0 --0
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Bench, Cob (too many men served by D
Fritsche), 4:11; M Peca, Cob (high sticking), 7:54; O Tollefsen, Cob
(tripping), 9:55; O Tollefsen, Cob (major fighting), 16:02; B May, Ana
(major fighting), 16:02; S Fedorov, Cob (holding), 16:48; R
Niedermayer, Ana (hooking), 18:13.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: J Chimera, Cob (tripping), 0:28; K Huskins,
Ana (tripping), 3:53; R Getzlaf, Ana (tripping), 8:26; T Moen, Ana
(major fighting), 14:47; J Boll, Cob (major fighting), 14:47; J
Chimera, Cob (major fighting), 18:34; O Tollefsen, Cob ( misconduct),
18:34; M Schneider, Ana (major fighting), 18:34; A Mcdonald, Ana (
misconduct), 18:34.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Columbus 6 4 --10
Anaheim 14 8 --22
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Goalies : Columbus, Fredrik Norrena (22 shots, 22 saves). Anaheim,
Jean-Sebastien Giguere (10 shots, 10 saves). Referees: Brad Meier,
Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Anthony Sericolo, Mark Pare.</div>