It’s often called “free hockey” because fans get more of a game than they normally pay for, but overtime is starting to be costly for the Ducks.
They fell to 0-6 in games that end in overtime following a 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. While a lot of their game looked right, the lost point in the standings is more difficult to overlook this time of season.
Here’s what we learned:
The Ducks can’t continue to rely on Ryan Kesler’s line
It has been by far their best this season and it helped them get to overtime with Jakob Silfverberg’s goal, but it’s past time for Ducks leaders Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry to assert their leadership roles.