Given how the game started between the Ducks and Blues, you would never have guessed that Anaheim would be the team who came out on top. Yet they got their act together and pulled off 4-3 defeat of St. Louis, the best team in the NHL. How big a deal is that? It was the first defeat of the Blues who were 37-0-1 when scoring three or more goals in a game.. Too bad the Ducks are not going to the playoffs. They could have made things interesting.The Blues got on the board with a goal from Jaden Schwartz at 7:00 of the first period. Anaheim tied up the game on the power play with a goal from Cam Fowler at 10:28, but a turnover cost the Ducks just a couple minutes later. David Backes happily converted at 12:22, rifling his shot past Jonas Hiller, who was back in goal after enjoying a rare night off on Monday evening. In the second period, Nick Bonino tied up the game once more at 6:03. After a power play had just concluded, the Ducks remained in the Blues zone and finished up wha...
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PLAYERS:
Jaden Schwartz,
Cam Fowler,
David Backes,
Jonas Hiller,
Nick Bonino,
David Perron,
Devante Smith-Pelly,
Corey Perry,
Ryan Getzlaf,
Jaroslav Halak,
Teemu Selanne,
Saku Koivu,
Jason Blake,
Carlo Colaiacovo
TEAMS: St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins
TEAMS: St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins
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