The Anaheim Ducks opened their season on Wednesday at the SAP Center with the highly anticipated matchup against the San Jose Sharks. This may have only been their first game, but there is a lot we have learned.
The Anaheim Ducks regular season is underway! They opened the season Wednesday, October 3rd, against their cross-state rivals, the San Jose Sharks. This matchup has been anticipated ever since the Ducks released their regular season schedule. Opening their season against the Sharks gave them an opportunity to redeem themselves from the embarrassment of being swept in round one of the playoffs.
I think it is safe to say that Ducks Nation was torn as to whether or not the Ducks could actually redeem themselves. Half of us were hopeful starry-eyed fans, even though we knew a loss was possible. The other half were terrified of Erik Karlsson and skeptical as to whether or not we would make it out of the Shark Tank alive. Nevertheless, the Ducks came back in the third period and gave us a show.
The final score of Wednesday nights game still has me feeling awe-inspired. The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Sharks, 5-2. The fact that the Ducks won their home opener against the San Jose Sharks is much to celebrate. However, this is only the first game and we can’t really predict the outcome of the season with such a small sample size. Nevertheless, there is a lot that we, and the Anaheim Ducks, were able to learn during those 60 minutes.