The late effort to at least collect one point was a much-needed morale booster in a season that threatens to crash off the rails for good with each passing setback.
“We gotta find that urgency that we have when we’re trying to tie up the game same as if we had the lead or in a tied game,” said Rakell, the team’s lone All-Star last season. “That’s when we play our best.”
Rakell acknowledged it was consolation that the Ducks “tied the game so late. It’s better than losing two to one. But at the same time, we want to get two points.