Anaheim Massacres Boston...Twice!

Ahhhhh, I can breathe again.

I'd gladly write more posts about how awful the Ducks looked in games one and two if it means they're going to go out and dominate like that.

It turns out, the Ducks DO have offense. They CAN kill penalties. They CAN win games. Let's rejoice.

Something we learned last night, and by "we" I mean the Ducks (I hope you are taking notes gentlemen), is that they need to get the puck to Teemu Selanne on the power play.

Last season the majority of his goals came on the power play, and it seems that this trend may continue for the Finnish Flash. Whatever works for him, works for me.

Another important lesson "we" learned last night is that, HEY! Driving to the net is a GOOD THING. It turns out that there are goalies in the league who give up rebounds... guess what happens when you're that close to the net and there is a puck lying around.

I know, it seems simple enough, but I guess there needs to be a reminder every once in a while. "We" also discovered that it might take Bobby Ryan five or 10 great scoring opportunities... but eventually that guy is going to get himself a goal, even if it is off of his leg.

The Ducks have a strong, POWERFUL roster this season. Ryan Getzlaf, for one, is going to battle for the puck, he's also likely to be the guy to come away with it.

Taking a page from the Getzlaf book was Evgeny Artyukhin. Fans already know that Artyukhin is a beast and to see him muscle his way in for a goal like that was a highlight in itself.

Speaking of highlight goals, Corey Perry roofed a beauty last night. Patient with the puck and meticulous in his approach, Perry gave the Boston crowd a show of his great hands and goal scoring abilities. The top line is starting to spark.

Defensively, the Ducks weren't tested too often (thank you for taking better care of the puck) and they managed to work together on the penalty kill. Even better, the Ducks only allowed Hiller to see four shots in the third period. If someone is going to be taking less than five shots on goal in a 20-minute span, I'm so much happier to see that it was the OTHER team this time.

Jonas Hiller definitely took care of business. Hiller has shaken off that first game loss and was looking great in the net. Will we see him there Saturday? I don't see why not. He's just taken on the biggest player in the league in Zdeno Chara, (who not only posses a dangerous slap shot, but have you seen his abs?) and now he'll get a look at Chris Pronger, not the up-close and personal view of his rear-end that he's grown accustomed to... but of his powerful shot.

Overall, the Ducks played solid hockey last night. There were few turnovers and solid penalty killing by most everyone on the team, as many of them saw shorthanded ice time. They were connecting on open ice passes and cycling the puck successfully for the first time in this young season. The Ducks also managed to detour from the typical dump, chase and defend hockey they started out the season with.

Chemistry is building and the best part of this victory is that the Ducks now know how to win, and that they CAN win. Nicely done.

A short side note, for those of you who don't know, I don't like baseball. Sorry. It's not anywhere near my radar of sports enjoyment. However, I can appreciate a good thing when it comes along. So, to uphold our Boston Massacre theme, Congratulations Angels on your Game One victory over the Red Sox... AND, for my dad, who never reads this anyway...Congratulations Dodgers on a huge comeback in Game Two. Okay, I'm done.

GO DUCKS!!!

Oh?! Did you see SportsCenter's top 10 plays last night? They were definitely using their head on this one!