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Hiller


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The Ducks take on the Nashville Predators.

Starting Goaltender: Jonas Hiller

Final Score: Predators 0 Ducks 4


Hiller's first shutout of the season

Sorry, no first period goalie coverage available for this games blog. And I've missed the past couple games, the Penguins game I attended with a friend, which wasn't an overall bad game. Except the fact that we lost but Corey Perry scored his 100th career goal great to see Perry make that history/milestone.

The Ducks play final paid off as they had a 0-4 win. Excellent play boys and excellent play Hiller! The Ducks cut down on turnovers, but there is much room for improvement, according to Teemu Selanne he thought the Ducks did well but played quiet flat. Honesty is golden ain't it?

Hiller saves the initial shot, which is a rebound, the Predators cannot convert on the rebound. Hiller took away a Dan Hamhius shot as he gobbled it up to keep the Predators scoreless in the second period. Hiller took the shot and covered up the rebound.

Scott Niedermayer got a shot off on the power play but he did not get it over the red line as Pekka Rinne takes the correct guess in a screen by his own player it was off of his leg pad as he kicked out hsi leg.. Mike Brown's shot is taken in as Pekka Rinne blocks the shot. Hiller aggressively made a save on the penalty kill on Patric Hornqvist, he threw himself out and protruded his chest and Scott Niedermayer cleared the rebound. It looked like the save hurt Hiller a little but is okay.

Bobby Ryan cannot get the power play goal as Rinne covered the entire lower net with his legs a quick save by Rinne. Jonas Hiller gloves off the save from Jason Arnott, a great glove save. Hiller froze the puck on the corner as he attaches his skate to the post to prevent the attack as Hiller had excellent focus on the attack at the corner of his crease.

The Ducks penalty kill is very good, and Emginer made a diiving block, Hiller made a save through the screen. He made his last save of the period at the corner of his crease.

The Ducks started the third with a penalty kill on a questionable call on Ryan Whitney for roughing. Hiller made a save. Nick Boynton has basically made himself a regular, he blocked a shot and Steve Eminger also blocked a shot so the puck didn't get through traffic. The Ducks have had a very good penalty kill for the last couple of games.

Hiller made a great blocker save on Jordan Tootoo and another leg save as Hiller has been soild, a much improved game.

Saku Koivu lost an edge and fell into Pekka Rinne, there is no call which is very fair, Rinne tries to help Saku out of the net.

Hiller made a great save and a smart move to freeze the puck as the Predators desperately whacked at it to get a goal any way the could to tie up the game in the finial period.

What a call by the reffing, as Joel Ward's stick was stuck in the blade of Bobby Ryan, both players were called for a two-minute minor. Bobby was called for diving.

Teemu Selanne scores o his second goal of the game on a pass from Saku Koivu to put the Ducks up by 2 the chemistry shows with Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne this is what we've been looking for.

Corey Perry took a shot on Pekka Rinnie as his stick blade breaks; Rinne makes a great save as the blade of Perry's stick flew towards him. Todd Marchant got a great pass from Petteri Nokelainen and scores his first goal past a shocked Pekka Rinne.

Hiller made his 35th save of the night. Hiller made a blocker save as Hiller and the Ducks kept the score at 0-3.

Hiller made a save on Hornqvist and he covered up the rebound, Hiller has saved plenty of rebounds and is one of the main players in the Ducks leading score.

Bobby Ryan scores finally his patience pays off a pass from Getzlaf to Perry and a great back hand pass from Perry to Bobby Ryan. The RPG line is storming yet again. Hiller blocked off his corner to keep the Predators off of the board. Hiller was down on one knee disallowing all Predators from any type goal. Hiller made a leg save on Thuressin. Hiller made a last save as he absorbs it into his chest.

Jonas Hiller gets the first he had 40 saves his best game so far. Congratulations Hiller on your shutout!


Post game quotes from: The Boys in the Crease: "We played pretty solid defensively," Hiller said. "I gave up a couple of rebounds, but our defencemen were doing a great job clearing the puck. It's definitely the way we have to play. After we got the first goal, we were able to get that second one and were able to build on that."


Scorers:
1st period:
Anaheim: Power Play Goal: Teemu Selanne Assists: Ryan Getzlaf, Saku Koivu

2nd Period:
No Scoring

3rd Period:
Anaheim: Teemu Selanne Assists: Saku Koivu
Anahiem: Todd Marchant Assists: Petteri Nokelainen
Anaheim: Bobby Ryan Assists: Ryan Getlzaf, Corey Perry