Four straight seasons, four straight Game 7 elimination games.
All four of them on home ice. All four of them losses.
The Anaheim Ducks are creating quite a legacy for themselves.
They’re the group that can’t get it done.
And this season, it’s worse than ever—this time coming in the first round with a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators at Honda Center on Wednesday night.
The Preds—playing the first Game 7 in team history—grabbed a 2-0 lead before the end of the first period on goals from Colin Wilson and Paul Gaustad, then clung to it for the final 40 minutes, knowing all they’d need to move on to the second round was goaltender Pekka Rinne’s best night of his postseason against a Ducks team that has clearly seen its Stanley Cup window close.
“What a job by us," Rinne said on the ice after the game. "Defending, blocking shots, our [penalty kill] has been great all series and same thing tonight. That’s a good hockey team over there. I’m just so proud right now. Big win for us. I’m so happy ...
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