NHL Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild Live Streaming
The Ducks and Wild split their four games last season, each team winning once in the other's building. Anaheim's Corey Perry had three goals and Bobby Ryan had two goals in four games, while Minnesota's Niklas Backstrom won twice in net. Andrew Brunette scored twice for Minnesota, as did the now-departed Stephane Veilleux. A highly-motivated San Jose Sharks team that had been eliminated from last season's playoffs by the Ducks and embarrassed by the Avalanche in their season opener beat the Ducks in Anaheim, 4-1, Saturday. The line of Perry, Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf was minus-8. The Ducks went more than 20 minutes without a shot at one point. Minnesota, on the other hand, played fairly well in a 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in its first game for coach Todd Richards and GM Chuck Fletcher. Pierre-Marc Bouchard is returning from years playing wing to center the second line. He struggled Saturday.The frustrating Marian Gaborik era is over. The Wild is learning a new system under Richards, one that emphasizes more speed and offensive attack, after years of Jacques Lemaire's tight defensive style. It will probably take a little time, but the Wild has a lot of young players who should welcome the opportunity to show the skills that got them to the NHL.
Ducks center Petteri Nokelainen is day-to-day with an abdominal injury. For the Wild, left winger Derek Boogaard is out indefinitely with a concussion and center/left winger Benoit Pouliot is sidelined indefinitely with a groin injury.
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