The Anaheim Ducks dropped their fifth in a row to close out a long and arduous seven game stretch at home where the level of competition was not exactly elite.
Prior to last night, Anaheim had played relatively well at 5v5 over their previous four losses while succumbing to poor goaltending and impotent special teams. One could argue that with a few loose ends tied up, the Ducks could have won those games.
This was decidedly not the case against the San Jose Sharks Thursday night. I’ll illustrate their play by the numbers below, but if you can’t bring yourself to look at them, just know that is was pretty much a mess.