The Ducks go up 2-0 in the Series

May
2007

posted by Bob Buskirk on Personal, Ramblings

When this game started I was kind of worried. Ottawa came out hard in the first period. They were hitting everyone and trying to set a tone early in the game. After a few penalties I guess they ditched that strategy. After about the 10 minute mark in the first period the Ducks dominated the game. Yeah the score was only 1-0 Ducks, but this was one of the most dominating games with a 1-0 score. Surprisingly Emery kept Ottawa in the game. At the other end Jean-Sebastien Giguere did an awesome job as always. Ottawa couldn’t even score on a 5 on 3!

Just like in game 1 Ottawa is getting out-played and over worked. There were inexcusable turnovers, 1 which ended up being the game winning goal for the Ducks. The number 1 scoring line in hockey during the regular season (Spezza, Alfredsson, Heatley) has not been able to generate much offense at all in the first 2 games. Surprisingly this is the line that has been giving up most of the turnovers. So it’s on to game 3 in Ottawa. We will see if Ottawa breaks up that top line and if they will play better in front of their home crowd. It’s very hard to come back down 2 games 1. Go Ducks!