Ducks visit Vancouver without Selanne
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12/22/2008 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks will continue a five-game road trip
tonight without Teemu Selanne, as they travel to Vancouver to battle the
Canucks at GM Place.
The Duck began their swing in Edmonton on Friday and posted a 3-2 shootout
win. Jonas Hiller tied a club record with 51 saves and then stopped all three
Oiler skaters in the shootout. Hiller tied the club mark first set by Mikhail
Shtalenkov on March 22, 1998 and later matched by Jean-Sebastien Giguere on
March 21, 2004.
Hiller was starting in place of Giguere, who returned to Montreal following
the death of his father. He is expected to be with the team tonight.
Corey Perry scored in regulation and was the only successful skater in the
shootout, as the Ducks won for the second time in three games while also
halting a three-game road losing streak. Rob Niedermayer also recorded a goal
in a victory that improved Anaheim to 8-5-1 as the road team this year.
However, Selanne is expected to miss the next four-to-six weeks after
suffering a laceration to his left quadriceps muscle in a collision along the
boards with Oilers defenseman Denis Grebeshkov. The 38-year-old forward went
down and blood was seen on the ice as he was trying to make his way to the
bench before being helped off the ice.
Selanne's absence could affect the Ducks' power-play unit, as all but one of
his 14 goals this year have come on the man advantage. His NHL-leading 13
power-play goals account for more than half of the Ducks' power-play markers
this year, with the club notching 24 on the season.
Two of those power-play goals by Selanne came in a 7-6 shootout loss to
Vancouver on Halloween night. Selanne added two assists in that game for a
four-point night, while Perry had five points on a goal and four assists.
Giguere started the game but allowed four goals on 13 shots before being
lifted for Hiller, who made 14 saves but was beat by Mattias Ohlund in the
13th round of the shootout.
Kevin Bieksa had a goal and two assists in that win, while Steve Bernier
scored twice. Roberto Luongo got the win despite allowing six goals, but won't
be in net for this game as he continues to be sidelined due to a strained left
groin.
The win was Vancouver's fourth in its last five games versus the Ducks.
The Canucks wrap a four-game homestand tonight and lost for the first time on
the trek on Saturday. After netting a total of nine goals in wins over Florida
and Edmonton to start the residency, Vancouver's offense was shut down in a
3-1 loss to Chicago.
Daniel Sedin had the lone goal for Vancouver and Curtis Sanford made 30 saves.
Sedin has three goals and two assists over his last three games.
Vancouver, which trails Calgary by one point for first place in the Northwest
Division, is 9-4-1 at home this year.
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