SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 10/14/2019 Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings 1156943 Ducks’ goaltending, defensive tweaks have led to strong 1156973 Kings’ penalties prove costly in 5-2 loss to Golden Knights start to season 1156974 Kings see errors of their way with passive play late in games Arizona Coyotes 1156975 Kings’ penalty kill lacking in home loss to Vegas Golden 1156944 Coyotes net two goals late, fall in overtime to Avalanche Knights 1156945 Coyotes’ Niklas Hjalmarsson exits game with lower body 1156976 OCTOBER 13 RAPID REACTION: GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, injury KINGS 2 1156946 Arizona Coyotes’ Phil Kessel plays 1000th career game 1156977 GAME 5: LOS ANGELES VS VEGAS 1156978 OCTOBER 13 PRE-GAME MCLELLAN OBSERVATIONS Boston Bruins 1156979 WAKING UP WITH THE KINGS: OCTOBER 13 1156947 Heinen, Coyle key building blocks for Bruins’ third line 1156948 Bruins’ coach Bruce Cassidy needs a quick fix for second Minnesota Wild period 1156980 Wild take on the Senators on 4-game losing streak 1156949 Bruins and Ducks set for defensive struggle at TD Garden 1156981 Ecstasy and agony: Gophers and Vikings surge, while 1156950 Anders Bjork honing his game for a Boston return Wild struggles 1156951 Tuukka Rask makes it an easy night for the Bruins 1156982 Gameday preview: Wild travels to Ottawa for matinee 1156952 Rask blowing up his reputation as a slow starter with 1156983 Wild recalls 'Iowa's best player' Gerald Mayhew, before dominant October for B's road trip 1156953 Brad Marchand has 'found his stride' amid first-line 1156984 It’s #GerryTime in Twin Cities as Wild call up Gerald success Mayhew from minors 1156954 The elite Bruins team is off to a great start, and they're 1156985 As the winless Wild search for a spark, Gerry Mayhew going to need every bit of it gets his first NHL call-up 1156986 ‘We have to say it stops now’: Wild D falters again as Buffalo Sabres franchise-worst start hits 0-4 1156955 Tage Thompson's overtime goal lifts Amerks to victory 1156956 Sabres recall forward Curtis Lazar from Rochester New Jersey Devils 1156957 Sabres Mailbag: Why isn't Rasmus Dahlin playing more? 1156987 3 Devils observations: When will Jesper Boqvist play? 1156958 Kim Pegula's goal for PSE: multiple teams, a single Why Nikita Gusev is with Kevin Rooney culture 1156988 NJ Devils look ahead to favorable schedule to turn season around Calgary Flames 1156989 NJ Devils 'lacking confidence' after fifth straight loss 1156959 Talbot loses first start in Flames drop to host Sharks 1156990 Panic meter: Assessing everything that ails the winless Devils and the biggest long-term concerns Chicago Blackhawks 1156960 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 3-2 OT loss to the Jets, New York Islanders including why Jonathan Toews has to come out of his 1156991 Jordan Eberle's injury could create opportunity for Oliver 1156961 Robin Lehner shows he still could be Blackhawks’ X-factor Wahlstrom this season 1156962 Chicago faces Edmonton on 3-game losing streak New York Rangers 1156963 Saad deserves a bigger role with Chicago Blackhawks 1156992 Rangers can exhale after Chris Kreider injury scare 1156964 Rozner: Blackhawks' Colliton finding his voice 1156993 David Quinn is holding back ‘a lot’ of Rangers changes 1156994 The Rangers have plenty of problems, but their weeklong Colorado Avalanche break wasn’t one 1156965 Washington reunion for Avalanche’s Philipp Grubauer and Andre Burakovsky Ottawa Senators 1156966 Why Avs’ newcomer Pierre-Edouard Bellemare thrives in 1156995 GAMEDAY: Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators faceoff circle 1156996 Namestnikov has been a good addition for the Ottawa 1156967 Andre Burakovsky just picked a hell of a time to come Senators back and face the Capitals Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets 1156997 Flyers coach Alain Vigneault: ‘A lot of things to like’ about 1156968 Blue Jackets | CBJ vs. Hurricanes 3-2-1 breakdown shootout loss to Vancouver Canucks 1156998 Pearson scores in shootout, Canucks beat Flyers 3-2 Detroit Red Wings 1156969 Red Wings get a boost from ‘big, strong, heavy’ fourth line Pittsburgh Penguins 1156970 Red Wings believe fourth line’s chemistry sustainable 1156999 Empty Thoughts: Penguins 7, Jets 2 1157000 Penguins offense keeps rolling in rout of Jets Edmonton Oilers 1157001 Tristan Jarry to make his season debut for the Penguins 1156971 Raphael Lavoie delivers high-octane offence to lead Oilers 1157002 Tanev is latest Penguins player to experience facing prospect performances former team 1157003 Nearly everyone chips in as Penguins beat Jets, sweep Florida Panthers first back-to-back 1156972 Too soon to panic? Slow-starting Panthers endure 1157004 Patric Hornqvist looking like 'a warrior' again, Jack shootout losses on consecutive nights Johnson scratched against the Jets 1157005 Penguins are dealing with injuries — on the ice and in fantasy football San Jose Sharks Websites 1157006 Takeaways: Marleau’s role, Jones stays the course and 1157039 Sportsnet.ca / Facing stacked odds, Talbot's debut with Gambrell’s growing confidence Flames deserved better fate 1157007 Logan Couture, Martin Jones lead Sharks past Calgary 1157040 Sportsnet.ca / “Am I a scab?": Kicking off the NWHL’s Flames most controversial season 1157008 San Jose Sharks’ center still looking to find scoresheet 1157041 Sportsnet.ca / Coaching and protecting MacKinnon at 12: 1157009 The road home: Inside Patrick Marleau’s return to the San 'We had to watch out for him' Jose Sharks 1157042 Sportsnet.ca / Beyond Headlines: Crosby's Penguins in 1157010 Sharks takeaways: What we learned in San Jose's 3-1 win survival mode until Malkin returns over Flames 1157043 Sportsnet.ca / New-look Canucks finding ways to win that 1157011 Before Sharks return, Patrick Marleau left lasting mark on last season's team didn't Maple Leafs 1157044 TSN.CA / Five Takeaways: Canucks vs Flyers 1157012 Patrick Marleau's agent says his client only wanted to play 1157045 USA TODAY / Los Angeles Kings covering up Taylor Swift for Sharks banner during home games 1157013 Sharks look to douse Flames early, avoid another early one-goal hole Winnipeg Jets 1157034 Sluggish Jets go down 7-2 to Penguins St Louis Blues 1157035 Jets left grounded after Penguins drubbing 1157014 Islanders host the Blues after shootout win SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 Tampa Bay Lightning 1157015 Inconsistencies plague Lightning early in season 1157016 Lightning aren’t backing up Curtis McElhinney’s play in net 1157017 Five observations from the Lightning’s surprising start Toronto Maple Leafs 1157018 Babcock opts for a ‘family discussion’ after the Leafs’ humiliating loss to Lightning 1157019 Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5-2 to snap 3-game skid 1157020 Leafs are dealing with the usual suspects as they come out of first slump 1157021 Tampa Bay Lightning off to a slow start 1157022 Shore's patience key with Babcock still deciding on Leafs' fourth line 1157023 No stars, no problem as Leafs beat Wings to end losing streak 1157024 Leafs' Marner on personal slow start: 'It's going to come' 1157025 Ilya Mikheyev, Dmytro Timashov and the importance of the Maple Leafs’ newfound depth 1157026 Leafs Report Cards: Bottom six dominates, top six struggles in victory over Detroit Vancouver Canucks 1157036 Canucks prospects tracker: Tryamkin stands tall, Juolevi gets the point 1157037 Ben Kuzma: Canucks buoyed by better team, better fan experience 1157038 Canucks snap Flyers unbeaten streak with 3-2 shootout win Vegas Golden Knights 1157027 Power play, Marc-Andre Fleury send Golden Knights past Kings 1157028 GAME DAY: Golden Knights face new-look Kings on road 1157029 Golden Knights enjoy easy first back-to-back 1157030 How attacking and defending the ‘blue paint’ made the difference for the Golden Knights through five games Washington Capitals 1157031 His confidence shattered in the playoffs, Jakub Vrana is out to prove he’s back 1157032 Capitals top Stars for 1st regulation win in Dallas in 24 years 1157033 Andre Burakovsky just picked a hell of a time to come back and face the Capitals 1156943 Anaheim Ducks Ducks’ goaltending, defensive tweaks have led to strong start to season By ELLIOTT TEAFORD | PUBLISHED: October 13, 2019 at 4:07 pm | UPDATED: October 13, 2019 at 4:07 PM The Ducks have given up an NHL-low average of 1.2 goals through the season’s first five games. Their goaltenders have played a significant role in their stingy defense, with John Gibson third in the league with a .961 save percentage and fourth with a 1.26 goals-against average. But there’s been more to the Ducks’ finest defensive start to a season in their history. A team effort from their goalies, defensemen and forwards has resulted in only six goals allowed, three fewer than the Ducks’ previous best through five games. Their standout defensive play is the reason they were 4-1-0 going into Monday’s game against the Boston Bruins, their final contest on a four- game trip in which they’ve sandwiched victories over the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets around a loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Ducks don’t score many goals, averaging 2.2 per game, but they don’t give up many either. It’s been a winning formula going into a game against an opponent that doesn’t score many goals or give up many goals either. The Bruins are scoring 2.4 goals per game and giving up 1.6. “If we’re going to win hockey games, it’s going to take our goaltenders, it’s going to take our ‘D,’ it’s going to take everything as we transition this team,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said, referring to the ongoing roster turnover that began last season.