Goaltender John Gibson #36 of the Anaheim Ducks is congratulated by Vinni Lettieri #40 (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
After defeating the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night, the Anaheim Ducks find themselves fifth in the West Division, with 8 points in 7 games. This puts them only one point behind the second-place St. Louis Blues. While it is still early in the season, the Ducks are quietly keeping themselves in the playoff race.
Currently, the Anaheim Ducks are in the bottom five for GF (goals for). So, how is this even possible? There is only one plausible explanation for their recent success, and his name is John Gibson.