The Anaheim Ducks missed an opportunity to eliminate the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final on Wednesday, generating many takeaways going into a win-or-else Game 7 on Saturday.
After Frederik Andersen allowed a total of nine goals in Games 4 and 5, Anaheim needed its goaltender to hold his own in net in Game 6.
He looked fine in a scoreless first period, but things unraveled after the intermission. Andersen surrendered three goals in the span of about four minutes and the Ducks fell behind 3-0. As the Ducks so often do, they came back and cut the deficit to 3-2, but Andersen put them in too deep a hole to come back from on Wednesday night.
Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau thinks his team lost its composure when handed a deficit, per Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register.
"They scored the one goal. It was like, 'Ah what's going on?'" Boudreau said. "We started scrambling all over. They got the momentum."
Andersen played a big role in that momentum shift Boudreau was referring to.
Concerning for Ducks fans is that two of those three goals should have bee ...
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