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  Graphic: Genevive Oliver There have been great players for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then there has been Mario Lemieux. From the impossible reach of his stick to his effortless, balletic stride, 'Le Magnifique' wasn't just a force of nature—he was a work of art on ice. His time in Pittsburgh wasn't just about piling up goals and assists; it was an incredible journey of dizzying highs, a battle with a life-threatening illness, and then, a truly triumphant comeback that carved his place as an eternal Penguins legend. His story is one of unrivaled greatness on the ice and a fierce, unwavering loyalty to the city that loved him. The Arrival of Le Magnifique: The Savior of a City The hype around Mario Lemieux started almost before he even got here. In the mid-1980s, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a punchline—a franchise teetering on the brink of irrelevance. Their arena was a ghost town, their roster a collection of misfits. Then, on a fateful day in 1984, the draft lotte...
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Ducks defeat the Sharks 3-2 in overtime, 1/31/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Sharks played against the Ducks in Anaheim at the Honda Center on Wednesday, January 31st. After a 1-1 tie to San Jose being in the lead... the Ducks tie it up 2-2 and get the 3-2 overtime win.


Sharks lineup against the Ducks:

Hoffman - Couture - Zetterlund

Barabanov - Eklund - Duclair

MacDonald - Sturm - Kunin

Zadina - Carpenter - Bailey


Vlasic - Emberson

Rutta - Mukhamadullin

Okhotiuk - Addison


Kahkonen

Blackwood


Ducks lineup against the Sharks:

Henrique - Carlsson - Strome

Lundestrom - McTavish - Silfverberg

Vatrano - Groulx - Terry

Johnston - Carrick - Leason


Zellweger - Fowler

Vaakanainen - Lyubushkin

LaCombe - Gudas


Gibson

Dostal


   Anaheim struck early into the first period - Isac Lundestrom scored the first goal for the Ducks, getting them on the board 1-0. Lundestrom took a centering pass from Mason McTavish, going around the crease, and around Kaapo Kahkonen's right leg. After a shot by Shakir Mukhamadullin was saved by John Gibson, the puck got to Anthony Duclair who scored his ninth of the season and tied up the game 1-1.


   Marc-Edouard Vlasic gets the only goal in the middle frame in the net. With 2:03 remaining in the second period, Vlasic strikes the net from the point and gets the Sharks in the lead.


   Tying the game back up 2-2 with only 1:01 remaining in the third period, Troy Terry strikes his 15th goal of the season. With a great setup pass by Leo Carlsson, Terry nets one.


   Frank Vatrano scored the game-winning goal with only 53 seconds left in overtime. Vatrano took a cross-ice pass from Troy Terry off the rush and scored with a snapshot that slipped inside the near post.



Notes:

- Troy Terry leads the Ducks in points and assists - now tied in second for goals.

- The Anaheim Ducks point streak extended to four games

- Isac Lundestrom has three points in his last three games

- Mason McTavish now owns 31 points and 43 assists this season... fourth-most this season among NHL players under 22 years old.

- Jakob Silfverberg has five points in his last four games

- Shakir Mukhamadullin recorded his first NHL point with his primary assist.

- Marc-Edouard Vlasic has scored in three straight games for the first time in his 18-season career.



Troy Terry on the Ducks 3-2 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks: "I think we had the puck in there more - I thought in the third period, we made more of a commitment to do that... So, it was nice to have kind of a heroic comeback there - It was good."


 

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