No one was expecting a scoring fest with the Ducks and St. Louis Blues. Their matchups usually have more fists than goals given the traditional bad blood between them.
But the Ducks are a tighter outfit these days, and their 2-1 win at Honda Center on Wednesday arrived through their tenets of defense and goaltending.
Here’s what we learned:
This is the Getzlaf we’ve come to expect
Getzlaf wasn’t immune from criticism earlier this season when he had offensive struggles. His ruts are more glaring because he’s the captain and he’s expected to lead the Ducks out of their inconsistent ways.