Ducks Down for the Count

OK, so everyone agrees that was an ugly win. I know we'll hear all about how the Ducks outplayed the Oilers and that they "deserved" to win that one. Unfortunately, for Anaheim, the only factor that separates winners and losers is the final score.

Once again, Roloson played great and made key saves. He, like the rest of his teammates, ran out of gas in the middle of the 3rd period and let the Ducks back into the game. For Anaheim, however, it was too little too late.

The Ducks did themselves with poor special teams play. They had a number of power play chances in the 1st and 2nd periods and only scored once. In the 3rd, they took some really stupid penalties and the Oilers took advantage of it. That was the key to the game.

At the risk of repeating myself, how good has Peca been? He's looks like he's faster than he was when he was a lad and he's sniping top corners like a young Mike Bossy. And what about my boy Fernando? Scores the winner again and he has the best name in hockey.

Bottom line, the Oilers are winning dirty. They were outplayed tonight, but each player stuck to the system (as boring as it may be) and they capitalized and the few good chances they had.

Looks to me like a winning recipe.

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* Yes, the beaten man in the picture is none other than Ricardo Montalban. ¿Quien es mas macho?