Just watched the game as I was out earlier.
Was so satisfying to see us win it in regulation. Huge play by the top line and nice finish by Dougie.
The 2nd period in particular was some of the worst officiating I've seen in a long time. And that's saying something, because it's generally piss poor all the time. What a circus of inconsistent garbage by the stripes. Gaudreau getting 2 mins for getting slashed on the had by Bieksa was comical it was so inept. Just another day proving NHL officials are the worst and most consistent in all of pro sports.
Glad to see we're generally playing better defensively but I have noticed that almost all D-men seem to wind up and take shots you can just tell aren't going to get through. Can't count the number of times a d-man loads up and I think "don't shoot, it's going to hit his leg" and they do it anyway. Minor frustration with how well they're playing in general, but would be nice to see more offensive from the back end.
Otherwise super satisfying to see a nasty chippy game against the Ducks where we got the better of them. Hopefully there's more and more of that to come.
I like the tenacity of this younger line-up.
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