On a night that saw Anaheim welcome back Francois Beauchemin with 2014 Stadium Series throwback jerseys, the play on the ice did not quite match the festivities elsewhere in Honda Center.
Lackadaisical play and execution problems abounded in the Ducks 4-1 loss at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes controlled 60% of the shot attempts and held Anaheim to just 4 high danger chances the entire game. This, without Rickard Rakell dealing with a day-to-day lower body injury.
The start was certainly encouraging. Jakob Silfverberg got a shorthanded break that he rang off the post.