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Quotes from Boys in the Crease:
"We’re not that far off. One game, one win and then your whole perspective can change and you move forward with confidence. Our focus should really be on trying to get that win tomorrow. It’s a big game for us." - J.S. Giguere




The Ducks kicked off with Eastern Conference game, the Tampa Bay Lighting, who have been doing pretty well. The Ducks host the Lighting on the first game of a 7-game homestead. Evgeny Artyhukin and also Steve Eminger are former players for the opposing team.


Starting Goaltender: Jonas Hiller

Final Score: Overtime: Tampa Bay 3 Anaheim 4

This was something different, as Coach Randy Carlyle started Nokelainen/Selanne/Artyhukin to begin the game.

The Ducks had their first penalty kill for tripping by Nick Boynton. Lighting goalie Mike Smith had an interference call on Corey Perry after he went behind his net to play the puck, he pinned Perry against the boards; talk about goalie interference right there (haha)

Hiller had no traffic in front of him as he made a blocker save.

Teemu Selanne scored on the power play which overlapped on Boynton's tripping penalty; the pass game from Corey Perry. As the puck was shot all the way across the ice: Hiller put his body over the puck.

Hiller made a closed butterfly save on Kapiler.

Hiller made an excellent save on Zenon Konopka to keep the Ducks with their lone goal of the first period by Teemu Selanne. Corey Perry barely missed as he tried to go top shelf on a falling Smith.Smith had stuck out his glove hand as he tried to keep the puck out, but the puck looked like it got more of the cross bar than it did of Smith.
"I almost had that" was what could be seen Perry seeing.

James Wisniewski went into the locker room after he got a shot off the foot. Hiller had made a pad save, Malone was tripped by Selanne, falling backwards as he didn't connect to score on Hiller who left a wide open net for Malone. What a lucky break.

Lets trade these goals: Teemu Selanne passed the puck to Ryan Getzlaf and Getzlaf scored on the power play.

Mike Brown and Tampa Bay's Konopka dropped the gloves. Kopnoka took down Brownie, who has his fifth fighting major of the season. Bobby Ryan was clipped by a stick in the face, which triggered a Power play for the Ducks on David Hale. It was a four-minute double minor penalty.The stick caught Bobby right under the visor and Hale drew blood on Bobby's right eye.

Bobby Ryan scores on Hale's penalty a power play goal as Bobby pulled the trigger to beat Mike Smith short side.

Hiller saves the puck to keep the Lighting on the narrow butter fly. Jeff Halpern scores, then Steve Stamkos scores on a very short time, 18 seconds apartt from Halpern's goal; Stamko's fell down he nearly did the splits and he has some great hands. Stamkos is 19 years old annd a big name young player. A highlight goal. Good god this boy has some great hands.

Hiller made an excellent save on Walker with a leg save it was all him that time. The Ducks play has improved from the road trip, but the Ducks gave the Lighting two goals.

Bobby Ryan has had the last three penalties in the 2nd period called for him by the Lighting, the second one, he completely sold it as he threw his head back to make it look like high sticking.

Hiller made a save with the puck in midair an excellent save on St. Louis, a highlight save, maybe he got lucky on that one but he did save it.

Update on James Wisniewski: He has a bruised right foot, but the X-Rays are came back negative, he may be on a day to day basis. Ryan Carter also is out with a bruised foot he received in practice for the second time this year.

The Tampa Bay giving out diving lessons Todd Marchant got a tripping call against him, as the Lighting player dove. Ryan Whitney got a piece of the puck on Alex Tangauary as it went out of play.

Jonas Hiller absorbed the puck aned he held on as Steve Downie got a piece of the puck, he prevents a goal.

From the blue line on the power play. Did Ryan Malone get a piece of that? Malone, regardless has not been credited for the goal. A bad goal given up by Jonas Hiller

The Ducks had given away a 3-0 lead the Lighting on the power play tied the game at 3-3. Mike Smith robbed Selanne as he had thrown out his glove hand and the puck did not get past.

Bobby Ryan didn't get a goal as it went off of the hip of Mike Smith, it was so close.

Jonas Hiller made a leg save on Andrej Meszaros a great save by him, Sheldon Brookbank made a smart play in front of Hiller as he had shot it to the cornter. An excellent leg save by Hiller with his leg. Hiller holds up the Kapiler shot as he takes it all in

The Ducks had a huge penalty kill on a Corey Perry tripping call. Hiller made a point blank save, as the puck was turned over.

The game went into overtime as the score kept tied at 3-3.

The Lighting's Ryan Malone took a penalty, which was a great thing for the Ducks, it was a cross check on Ryan Whitney.

Scott Niedermayer scores on the power play a much needed two points for the Ducks, the Lighting get two points. Patience paid off as passing was slowly made out in front of Mike Smith's crease. As they say it Patience is a Virtue.

Scorers:


1st Period:

Anaheim: Teemu Selanne Assists: Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry.
Anaheim: Power Play Goal: Ryan Getzlaf Assists: Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne

2nd Period:

Anaheim: Power Play Goal: Bobby Ryan Assists: Joffrey Lupul, Nick Boynton
Tampa Bay: Jeff Halpren Assists: Steve Downie, Victor Hedman
Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Ryan Malone

3rd Period:
Tampa Bay: Power Play: Martin St. Louis Assists: Steve Downie, Ryan Malone

Overtime:
Anaheim: Power Play Goal: Scott Niedermayer Assists: Ryan Getzlaf, Teemu Selanne