Two teams looking for a major spark will get together Tuesday night when the Anaheim Ducks host the Philadelphia Flyers at Honda Center.The
Ducks have lost five in a row
Anaheim Ducks Hats Authentic , their longest losing streak in three years, while the Flyers have dropped their past three games by a combined score of 13-2.The game
in Anaheim will be the start of a four-game West Coast trip for the Flyers
(4-7-0) , their only visit to California and Arizona this season. Team captain
Claude Giroux told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the road trip should provide
an opportunity for the team to bond away from the ice.Article continues below
...“That’s what we need right now,” Giroux said. “We need to get closer as a
team, we need to go out there and play for each other, and this road trip is
going to be very important for the season.”The Ducks (5-5-2) opened a four-game
homestand Sunday night against the San Jose Sharks and played better than in the
previous four games, rallying from a 3-1 deficit in the second period with two
goals from recent waiver acquisition Pontus Aberg, but they eventually lost 4-3
in overtime.Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle stressed the importance of staying
positive during this rut.“There is our fair share of work that needs to be
done
Custom Anaheim Ducks Jerseys , but for us it’s about taking the next step,” he said. “Right now, we’re a hockey club that has to try to create an identity, and
we did that in the last 30 minutes of (the San Jose) game.”Anaheim has been
trying to play with a faster pace, but the process seems to be creating more
scoring chances for the opposition than the Ducks.The Sharks outshot Anaheim
19-8 in the first period and 34-17 through two before finishing with a 45-27
edge. The Ducks are allowing a league-high 39.1 shots per game while taking a
league-low 24.5.“We have to get to the bottom of that,” Ducks defenseman Josh
Manson said.The Ducks have been repeatedly bailed out by goaltenders John Gibson
and Ryan Miller. Gibson is sixth in the NHL with a .938 save percentage, and
Miller also has a .938 save percentage in three appearances, including two
starts. Despite the heavy volume of shots against
www.officialcoyotes.com , they’ve helped limit the team’s goals-against average to 2.75, which is
12th-best in the NHL.The Flyers haven’t received nearly as quality of
goaltending, a major reason why they’re allowing a league-high 4.18 goals per
game.
