You know that late game in your beer hockey league against that team you just can’t stand? Where everyone is a little drunk so the stick handling isn’t great and the puck keeps bouncing between everyone’s legs so you just slam into each other? That’s kind of how the first game in the Ducks’ season started against the Dallas Stars.
Although a few of the Ducks played in the World Cup, there was a bit of rust for both sides. The Ducks and Stars came out with some speed and hitting, but play was a bit sloppy and neither team was able to corral the puck for many clean opportunities right away.