Just after the Ducks lost Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, Patrick Eaves made his way down a dimly lit service-level hallway of Honda Center.
He looked sharp in a dark suit and walked gingerly.
It was representative of the Ducks’ power play, which looks great at times but is still hobbled and been in the dark for too long. It has gone scoreless in six games and takes an 0-for-20 slump into Game 2 against the Nashville Predators on Sunday at Honda Center.
While penalty killing is usually the special-teams ingredient that equates to playoff success, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said Saturday that their power play is a significant issue with his team trailing 1-0 in the series.