Ryan Getzlaf

Big hit has huge effect on Ducks, Red Wings going into Game 4

2013-05-06 12:34:00

DETROIT – Suspended forward Justin Abdelkader will be out of Detroit’s lineup for the next two games, but the Ducks could be missing injured defenseman Toni Lydman for an even longer period of time. Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said as much...

Ducks' Corey Perry hopes to increase his production value

2013-05-07 20:28:00

addCustomPlayer('lgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', '', '', 600, 418, 'perflgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', 'eplayer15'); Corey Perry wanted to carry the Ducks on his shoulders in the Stanley Cup playoffs. At least that was his plan leading into the first-round...

Ryan Getzlaf, Ducks go in for the kill

2013-05-09 17:55:00

addCustomPlayer('lgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', '', '', 600, 418, 'perflgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', 'eplayer15'); Ryan Getzlaf had every reason to believe the Ducks' Stanley Cup hopes were slipping away. Now, as the team prepares for Friday night's Game 6...

Ducks, Red Wings put it all on the line in Game 7 Sunday

2013-05-12 00:00:00

For hockey players, Game 7s have a particular resonance — sort of like Christmas morning wrapped up with a trip to the dentist. Something to anticipate, something to dread, in other words. Two years ago, the Boston Bruins needed to win a seventh...

Ducks plan to learn from disappointing end to promising season

2013-05-14 00:00:00

They rallied from a non-playoff team to the No. 2 seeding in the Western Conference, set a team record for consecutive home wins, displayed an exciting comeback nature, surprisingly emerged with dueling goalies, and locked up their two pending star free...

Ducks' stars lose luster as season ends in Game 7 loss to Detroit

2013-05-12 23:30:00

addCustomPlayer('lgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', '', '', 600, 418, 'perflgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', 'eplayer15'); First, the Red Wings made Corey Perry almost disappear, turning the Ducks forward and former league MVP into a virtual nonfactor for seven...

Ducks' Teemu Selanne readies to contemplate return or retirement

2013-05-14 17:17:00

Teemu Selanne will go home to Finland this summer, play some golf, rest, reflect and again determine whether he wants to return for a 21st season of professional hockey. The Ducks right wing emerged from exit interviews Tuesday at Honda Center and...

Ducks start looking ahead after 'unfinished business'

2013-05-14 19:34:00

After the scoreboard bulbs showing a playoff-eliminating loss were turned off at Honda Center on Sunday, more came to light Tuesday as Ducks players were processed through exit interviews. For one, the team was more banged up than advertised down the...

Ducks believe another best effort required to finish Red Wings

2013-05-09 11:09:00

The Ducks head to Detroit on Thursday with the expectation it will take perhaps their best game of the season to clinch the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Friday night. After what they did Wednesday night, rallying to defeat the Red Wings 3-2 on...

Ducks' Steckel and Boudreau have a long history together

2013-05-10 12:11:00

DETROIT -- David Steckel’s history with Bruce Boudreau goes well beyond their time together in Washington, winding all the way back to tours of duty in Manchester, N.H., and Hershey, Pa. Steckel, who was a first-round draft pick of the Kings in...

Ducks, Red Wings make lineup changes before Game 3

2013-05-04 11:04:00

DETROIT -- The chess game of lineup changes continued with the Ducks making a significant move on the back end and the Red Wings opting for a small change up front before Saturday’s Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series. Ducks...

Possibilities are endless as Ducks open NHL playoffs vs. Detroit

2013-04-29 19:48:00

addCustomPlayer('lgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', '', '', 600, 418, 'perflgucfogqji5fz258vzbpvjoc', 'eplayer15'); Ducks defenseman Sheldon Souray was exploring the beauty of the unknown, the pristine hockey slate on the eve of opening night in the Stanley Cup...

Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (15) watches Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard stop his shot in the first period Thursday night at the Honda Center.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Clockwise from top left: Dwight Howard and the Lakers are struggling just to make the playoffs; the Clippers -- including Matt Barnes, left, Coach Vinny Del Negro, Lamar Odom, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin -- have won the most games in team history; backup goalie Jonathan Bernier has helped the

2013-04-06 00:00:00

The Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf skates in to score a shootout goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith during a March 4 game.

2013-03-08 10:10:12