The Ducks’ slog through November is a distant memory. So too are the calls for coach Randy Carlyle’s ouster.
He’s going nowhere, and neither is this team after yet another victory. With a 4-2 triumph over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday before 15,596 at Honda Center, the Ducks notched a season-best fifth consecutive win. The streak is almost inconceivable given the squad’s dispirited showings last month.
The Ducks entered a five-game road swing shortly after Thanksgiving with just five victories in 17 outings. They ended the trip with four straight wins, and now that they’re back in Southern California for a four-game homestand, they have another W and somehow, sit just one point behind the Calgary Flames for first place in the Pacific Division.