CHICAGO - John Gibson provided just enough time for Devante Smith-Pelly to come up with a big play, and then the goaltender finished the job.
Wayne Chrebet Jersey .Such is life right now for the rolling Anaheim Ducks.Gibson made 37 saves and Smith-Pelly scored on a short-handed breakaway, leading the Ducks to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.Smith-Pellys third goal of the season capped a breakaway with 8:28 left in regulation and 2 seconds remaining on a penalty on Sami Vatanen. He beat rookie goaltender Scott Darling between the pads after grabbing the puck at the Ducks blue line when Chicago defenceman Brent Seabrook fell.I tried to fake him out and kind of get him moving and Im not sure if he got a piece of it, but Im happy it scooted through, Smith-Pelly said.He had to fight off teammate Andrew Cogliano for the puck after Seabrook lost it. Then it was clear sailing, with Seabrook unable to get into the play.Ive got to do a better job of that, Seabrook said. It was just one of those plays.Anaheim used Smith-Pellys goal and Gibsons first shutout of the season to record its eighth win in nine games.It was the first regulation home loss for Chicago, which has dropped three of four overall.Gibsons biggest save came on Chicago captain Jonathan Toews in the deep slot 90 seconds into the third period.You just see him wide open and try to get something in front of it, Gibson said.The Ducks outhit the Blackhawks 37-16, helping Gibson to his second shutout in six NHL games.They can make something out of nothing so fast that if you dont hit them and slow them down, theyre just going to skate, Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said.Gibson and Darling dominated the first two periods. The Blackhawks had better opportunities against Gibson, who made a pair of big saves midway through the second on Brandon Saad, who roared in on a breakaway, and a follow-up shot by Andrew Shaw seconds later.The 25-year-old Darling, who made his second start since being called up from the minors because of an injury to starter Corey Crawford, made a big body save on Jakob Silfverberg 5:16 into the third. Otherwise, Darlings poise and positioning made every save look routine until Smith-Pelly scored on the 23rd of 25 Anaheim shots.Chicago has scored more than two goals in only three of its first nine games.You have stretches sometimes, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. Maybe things arent going in for us, but we played the right way. We gave up the fewest chances all year.The tight-checking style of the game included Anaheims Mark Fistric depositing Chicago defenceman Michal Rozsival into the Ducks bench with a hip check 14 minutes into the first period. It took Rozsival about 10 seconds to climb off the floor and back onto the ice.NOTES: Crawford is close to returning, Quenneville said before the game. Crawford, out five games with an upper-body injury, will travel with the team to Ottawa for Thursdays game. F Dan Carcillo (right knee) was also sidelined. ... Anaheim was without D Ben Lovejoy, who broke his right hand in a fight with San Joses Joe Pavelski on Sunday. Lovejoy is expected to miss at least six weeks. He joins Dany Heatley, Sheldon Souray, Kyle Palmieri, Patrick Maroon and Bryan Allen on the Ducks injury list.
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Wesley Walker Jersey. "You could see it in all of my teammates eyes, that they werent ready to fall over." They didnt. After Devin Thomas and McKie hit two free throws each, Cavanaugh -- a sophomore backup forward -- became unstoppable. His left-handed jumper over Hood, who had four fouls, with 3 1/2 minutes left gave the Demon Deacons the lead for good at 67-66. After Miller-McIntyre hit a pretty crossover layup, Cavanaugh followed by sticking back Thomas miss to make it 71-66 with 2 1/2 minutes left. Coron Williams ended the run with a layup that was goaltended by Parker and made it 76-66 with 1:08 left. At the other end, Duke couldnt do anything right. A key 3-point attempt by Rasheed Sulaimon went halfway down before rimming out -- one of five 3-point attempts the Blue Devils missed during that untimely cold spell. And point guard Quinn Cook had a layup slammed hard off the backboard by Thomas. "All five guys were on the same page today," Thomas said. "We didnt let them get the 3s, because we know they live and die with the 3-ball." Sulaimon finished with 14 points for Duke, which had plenty of built-in excuses for perhaps taking the Demon Deacons lightly. Maybe they were rusty after not playing since a Feb. 25 rout of Virginia Tech. Maybe they were looking ahead to exacting revenge from North Carolina on Saturday night. Maybe they were overconfident after beating Wake Forest by 20 points last month at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Or maybe the Demon Deacons simply arent as bad as their record might indicate. "Heart. We played with heart," Cavanaugh said. "We know we can play with anyone." Williams and Arnaud William Adala Moto finished with 12 points each for Wake Forest, which led for all but about 3 minutes of the first half after holding Duke to one field goal in the first 7 1/2 minutes. They went up by eight points and responded to their only deficit of the half by reeling off the final seven points. Miller-McIntyres steal and layup just before the buzzer put the Demon Deacons up 36-33 -- just Dukes second halftime deficit of the season and first since the loss at Syracuse. "I thought they outfought us," Wojciechowski said. "This time of year, if youre not tough and youre not together for 40 minutes, it can be some very hard lessons."
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