The Ducks began the second half of the season with a scoring flurry that makes one wonder where that has been in the first half.
They scored three goals in 3 1/2 minutes of the third period, starting with rookie defenseman Shea Theodore’s first NHL goal, which stood as the game winner in a 4-1 win Wednesday against Ottawa.
After a 2-2 start to their eight-game home stand that Coach Bruce Boudreau called “mediocre,” the Ducks righted their offense, at least for one night.
Here’s what we learned:
Youth was their medicine
The Ducks’ roster has no shortage of veterans, including Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Ryan Kesler, but it turns out it took 20-year-old Theodore to flip the switch on their offense.