The 2017-18 Anaheim Ducks season finally got underway, and what an opening day it was. Let’s take a look at how this craziness happened.
First Period:
It’s old news that Anaheim was coming into their season opener missing an abundance of key pieces from their lineup. Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Hampus Lindholm, Ryan Miller, Sami Vatanen, and Patrick Eaves were all unavailable for the Ducks tonight. On the bright side, this gave a lot of the young guns a huge opportunity to showcase what they can offer on the ice.