Ducks Look to Continue Positive Momentum in Music City
Fore for Four
The Ducks finally won a game this season. Pop quiz, Gong in to Sunday's game Anaheim scored two goals, then they doubled it. How many goals did the Ducks score on Sunday?
Answer:
* Anton Khudobin rebounded from his rough debut to allow only one goal in 35 shots. * The defense, with two substitutes in the lineup, was fairly decent. * Only one penalty was taken by the Ducks. * The team closed out the game with an insurance goal in the third period, and held steady from there on.
Ducks @ Nashville
After winning their first game of the season Sunday, the Ducks take their show on the road. Anaheim will play five away games in the next eight days. Nashville is tonight's opponent for a team that badly needs to build momentum. Unfortunately, the Predators are off to a hot start to their season. A win tonight goes a long way toward getting things going in the right direction. Sometimes a road trip can bring a team together and getting away is a good thing.
Frederick Anderson returns to the goal after almost a week off. Clayton Stoner has been activated from injured reserve and returns to his regular pairing with Sami Vatanen. Bruce Boudreau juggles his lines again with Carl Hagelin and Patrick Maroon switching spots, Hagelin moves to left wing on the top line, while Maroon heads to the fourth.
Here is tonight's projected lineup:
Forwards Hagelin-Getzlaf-Perry Cogliano-Kesler-Silfverberg Sekac-Rakell-Santorelli Maroon-Horcoff-Stewart
Defensemen Lindholm-Bieksa Fowler-Manson Stoner-Vatanen
Goalies Anderson Khudobin