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Anaheim's six game home winning streak comes to an end.
The Anaheim Ducks look to continue their winning ways as they open up a four-game homestand Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars at Honda Center in Anaheim. The Ducks are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games overall, and have won each of their last six home contests.
Andrew Cogliano had his first career hat trick on Tuesday night in Phoenix, a natural hat trick at that, with all three goals coming in the second period of the Ducks' 4-1 victory over the Coyotes. "I was just trying to shoot everything after that - you never know. I caught Smith off-guard with a couple shots. Those won't go in every night, but for myself I need to shoot more. You can't have a better example of that," Cogliano told NHL.com.
The Ducks have put the puck in the net quite often during their 11-game run, scoring 40 goals during that span, an average of 3.64 goals per game. The Ducks are 1-3-0 against the Stars this season, with their lone victory coming in Anaheim on January 10. This is the fifth of six meetings between the two teams this season.
Wednesday night's 7:30 p.m. PST game will be televised by KDOC. For more news and notes on Ducks hockey, be sure to read Anaheim Calling.
Ducks Vs. Stars: Anaheim Cools Off Against Dallas, Loses 6-2
It wasn't Jonas Hiller's finest performance, as the Anaheim Ducks' primary goalkeeper allowed six goals as the Ducks lost 6-2 to the Dallas Stars. The Ducks had been making progress, with a six game home streak and nine wins in their last eleven games. Unfortunately, Dallas has the offense to burn a team like this when an opposing defense has an off night.
Hiller has been giving up almost three goals on average, but with a respectable .908 save percentage. He was well below that tonight, with a .750 save percentage. The Ducks held the Stars to seven shots in the second and third periods, but it just wasn't the goalies night.
It seemed at first that Andrew Cogliano was going to continue his luck from last night, as the Ducks' opening goal appeared to be deflected enough by him to give him credit for the goal. The goal was eventually given to Matt Belesky, his third of the year, but it was only briefly that the Ducks were in control as the Stars would score three first period goals.
Three different Stars scored in that first period, including Eric Nystrom with the tying tip in that seemed to set the Stars lose. Luca Sbisa scored the other goal for the Ducks, pulling them briefly within two goals.
A tough loss for Anaheim, who have three more games left on this homestand. The next is Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Feb 01 10:07p by Josie Becker