Scott Niedermayer News

Scouts for more than a dozen NHL teams sat elbow to elbow in the press box of the Honda Center on Thursday, a rare scene before winter settles on the Canadian prairie and scouts feel a sudden need to visit the league's warmer outposts.

Quite the week for the Anaheim Ducks , eh? First, J.S. Giguere sparks controversy by saying he doesn't want to be a backup goalie.

The Ducks' Corey Perry will try to extend the longest active point streak in the NHL tonight versus one of the league's top teams, as Anaheim hosts the San Jose Sharks at Honda Center.

The Ducks know how to fight on the ice. And by Friday it was apparent some Ducks fans can fight too.

Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead.

It was 20 minutes of hockey that Jonas Hiller wished were different, but they have been indicative of the start to his season.

The Ducks have had their meeting of the minds. There were individual meetings Sunday with Coach Randy Carlyle .

Minutes after speaking to his players in a closed-door meeting following a dreary 5-2 loss Monday to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle wore a look of exasperation within the bowels of ancient Mellon Arena.

At first, poor Ilya Bryzgalov resembled a small child left to fend for himself in rush-hour traffic.

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Henrik Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Friday night.

The NHL reinstated Henry Samueli as owner and governor of the Ducks on Thursday, even though he's awaiting sentencing for lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission about stock-option backdating at Broadcom Corp., the computer chip maker he co-founded. Samueli was suspended indefinitely by the NHL after he pleaded guilty to a felony in June ...

Just when you thought it was safe to buy into the Ducks ... Any momentum created by back-to-back victories at home last week was squashed at least for now as the New Jersey Devils rode tiebreaking second-period goals by David Clarkson and Zach Parise to a 3-1 victory Wednesday night.

Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Lamoriello was key figure in his career. There's not a whole lot of nostalgia remaining for Scott Niedermayer when he comes to New Jersey.

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Ducks tonight VS. NASHVILLE When: 7. Where: Honda Center. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket.

They stop Phoenix for their third victory in the past five games. By ERIC STEPHENS The Orange County Register Comments Recommend ANAHEIM -- Leave it to an embarrassing game at home to snap the Ducks into shape.

Mike Brown's goal off a faceoff in the third period became a surprising game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

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