Forget the long-simmering dislike between the Ducks and Calgary Flames. The bad blood is already at full boil.
What was another win by the short-handed Ducks against Calgary was badly marred late Tuesday when Flames defenseman Mark Giordano knocked Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler out of the game with a dangerous-looking knee-on-knee hit in the third period of a 3-1 result at Honda Center.
Fowler drove to the net after a shot and Giordano slammed into him, and that left the Ducks’ top defender and ice-time leader prone behind the goal before he was helped to the trainer’s room.