On a night that saw the Ducks wear their 2007 Stanley Cup Championship jerseys for warmups and have the Finnish Flash himself, Teemu Selanne, drop the ceremonial puck, and show the heart-pumping “Ladies and Gentlemen” intro video from that season, Anaheim would make sure this would not be a boring game, for better or for worse.
The Ducks opened the game skating well and actually completing most of their passes! It’s a little telling that this is worth calling out, but you’ve got to hold onto the little positive things in life.
About halfway through the period, Rickard Rakell would chip a puck in mid air heading toward the slot.