Sharks v Ducks

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The Ducks always bring out dread in Sharks fans. The two teams are fairly evenly matched and yet, in past seasons the Ducks seemed to have the Sharks number. On opening night the Sharks bested the Ducks, much to my delight. The next match up, however, saw the Sharks lose on the road to the Ducks. Badly, I might add. What does this mean?

Nothing other than I'm going to be nervous about this game tonight. That's how it goes when the Sharks face the Ducks.

Thanks to the folks at shipbrook.com who took the screencap, this photoshop was possible

We might have to bust out Mr. Colbert again. Maybe by the time we need him against the Ducks again in March, we'll have figured out all those penalties at the end of the game.

From the official game summary:

1	1	3:50	40 K.HUSKINS	2	Hooking
2	1	11:04	15 R.GETZLAF	2	Holding
3	1	17:36	16 G.PARROS	5	Fighting (maj)
4	2	12:04	10 C.PERRY	2	Holding
5	2	15:32	8 T.SELANNE	2	Tripping
6	3	15:06	10 C.PERRY	2	Roughing
7	3	19:39	10 C.PERRY	2	Cross checking
8	3	19:39	27 S.NIEDERMAYER	10	Misconduct (10 min)

#	Per	Time	Player	PIM	Penalty
1	1	0:24	10 C.EHRHOFF	2	Holding
2	1	10:52	4 R.BLAKE	2	Interference
3	1	17:36	45 J.SHELLEY	5	Fighting (maj)
4	2	11:21	27 J.ROENICK	2	Hooking
5	2	11:21	27 J.ROENICK	2	Unsportsmanlike conduct
6	3	15:06	9 M.MICHALEK	2	Roughing
7	3	19:39	4 R.BLAKE	5	Spearing (maj)
8	3	19:39	9 M.MICHALEK	10	Misconduct (10 min)

We'll see what happens to Blake.

Was Nabby amazing or what? BOOM. Shut out.

The Ducks are learning, as everyone in the league is, that you cannot push around the Sharks this year.

After a relatively slow first, (ignoring those early penalties), this game got crazy. I think half of each team fought or shoved someone. Shelley and Parros got the fight party started and by the end of the third, it was bedlam.

Sadness is watching Grier just miss the empty net.

We're very glad JR was alright and able to return to the ice. Any time you hurt JR, you go on notice.

The Ducks put pressure on the Sharks all night. There were times when I could just feel a goal happening for the Ducks, but Nabby was brick wall and kept everything out. More time spent in the Sharks zone than I would have liked. This was not an easy win for the Sharks by any means. At times, it was down right ugly.

Goals by Patty and Seto.