Saturday, October 28, 2006
FINAL
3 - 0
FINAL 1 2 3 T
Ducks 0 1 2 3
Blackhawks 0 0 0 0
GOAL SCORERS

ANA:   D. Penner (11:35 - 2nd) , A. McDonald (PPG, 02:18 - 3rd) , R. Niedermayer (04:28 - 3rd)
GOALIES

ANA: I. Bryzgalov (W)
 CHI: B. Boucher (L)
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Associated Press

The Anaheim Ducks still haven't lost in regulation this season. They've been just as impressive against the Chicago Blackhawks as of late.

The Ducks go for their seventh straight win over the struggling Blackhawks when they visit the United Center Saturday in the second of three straight road games.

Anaheim (7-0-3), which has won three in a row in Chicago since Nov. 2, 2003, suffered another shootout loss, 3-2 to Minnesota on Friday in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Western Conference.

The Ducks have only one shootout win this season and had a four-game winning streak snapped in the loss to the Wild.

"We would have liked to get that extra point in the shootout, but we played a good road game," rookie defenseman Shane O'Brien said.

Andy McDonald scored his third goal to open the scoring in the first period and had two good chances to score on Minnesota goaltender Manny Fernandez in overtime, but came up short both times.

"He made a great save on my first shot and the second I missed a little and shot it into his stomach," McDonald said. "He's a great goaltender."

The Ducks were held scoreless in four power-play chances and did not score in the shootout.

Chris Kunitz scored his team-high fifth goal, and Scott Niedermayer added an assist to lead the team with nine points.

Despite the loss, the Ducks have 17 points, and a one-point lead over the Dallas Stars in the Pacific Division. Anaheim, off to its best start in team history, needed 22 games before recording its eighth win last season.

The Ducks will wrap up their road trip on Monday at St. Louis.

Chicago (4-5-0) has been reeling during the last week. The Blackhawks dropped their third straight game, a 5-0 decision to the Vancouver Canucks at home Wednesday to fall below .500 for the first time in 2006-07.

The Blackhawks had consecutive one-goal losses to Dallas and St. Louis before Thursday's defeat.

Without leading scorer Martin Havlat (ankle), dependable forward Michal Handzus (knee) and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin (broken finger), Chicago didn't display much offense despite 32 shots. The Blackhawks also didn't offer much defensive help to backup goaltender Brian Boucher, who finished with 26 saves.

The Blackhawks have been outscored 14-7 in during their slide.

"Our defense wasn't as good as it has been and our goaltending was average," Blackhawks coach Trent Yawney said. "We've got to find a way to nip this as fast as possible. No one is going to feel sorry for you."

Havlat, with a team-high 13 points, is expected to be out up to three weeks. Handzus is out for the season and Khabibulin is expected to miss two weeks.

With Havlat and Handzus out, the Blackhawks may look to right wing Radim Vrbata for offense. Vrbata leads the team with eight assists and is second with 11 points.

Chicago was outscored 14-6 by Anaheim in 2005-06 while being swept in the season series.




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STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
R. Getzlaf 7 3 3 2 6
F. Beauchemin 7 2 4 -2 6
K. Palmieri 7 3 2 5 5
E. Etem 7 3 2 4 5
N. Bonino 7 3 1 2 4
B. Ryan 7 2 2 1 4
M. Beleskey 7 2 1 1 3
T. Selanne 7 1 2 1 3
S. Koivu 7 1 2 -4 3
C. Fowler 7 0 3 3 3
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
J. Hiller 3 4 3 .917 2.46
 

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