SAN JOSE – No one could have predicted it at the time, but when the Sharks shut out the Ducks on Oct. 10 in Anaheim’s season opener, it was the beginning of a nightmarish start for San Jose’s Pacific Division rival.
Anaheim was blanked five times in its first eight games, and still has the worst goals-per game mark in the league (1.54). No other NHL team has been shut out more than twice.
Still, that may all be ancient history now. The Ducks (4-7-2) have won three straight, scoring 10 goals over that span, and just got captain Ryan Getzlaf back on Friday after he missed four games from an appendectomy.