Anaheim Ducks (aquatic) at Pittsburgh Penguins (antarctic), 4 pm
Anaheim Calling and PensBurgh -- representing your 2005 entry draft lottery winners.
Here's a quickly-penned cartoon for today:
Now that the Thrashers are gone, us bird teams have to stick together! :)
Winning has been great, but it probably has come too late for the Ducks -- Sports Club Stats still has Anaheim's playoff odds at less than 5%. Per the site, the Ducks still need to play 10 more games above .500 in their last 26 games (16-6-4, say) in order to be playoff-likely.
It's a tall order for sure, but 2012 is a crazy year so far -- go insanity.
I did want to see how Anaheim's 2012 performance ranked league-wide, so I made this table:
Teams Ranked By Calendar-Year-2012 Win Percentage
| Team | GP | 2012 Record | Points | WinPct | GF/G | GA/G | GD/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LOUIS | 18 | 13 - 3 - 2 | 28 | 0.778 | +2.4 | -1.5 | +0.9 | |
| DETROIT | 20 | 15 - 4 - 1 | 31 | 0.775 | +2.8 | -2.6 | +0.3 | |
| VANCOUVER | 17 | 11 - 2 - 4 | 26 | 0.765 | +2.7 | -2.3 | +0.4 | |
| ANAHEIM | 19 | 13 - 3 - 3 | 29 | 0.763 | +3.1 | -2.1 | +1.0 | |
| NY RANGERS | 19 | 14 - 4 - 1 | 29 | 0.763 | +2.5 | -1.7 | +0.8 | |
| NASHVILLE | 19 | 13 - 4 - 2 | 28 | 0.737 | +3.2 | -2.3 | +0.9 | |
| NEW JERSEY | 19 | 11 - 5 - 3 | 25 | 0.658 | +2.8 | -2.6 | +0.3 | |
| SAN JOSE | 20 | 12 - 6 - 2 | 26 | 0.650 | +2.9 | -2.3 | +0.6 | |
| PITTSBURGH | 18 | 11 - 6 - 1 | 23 | 0.639 | +2.8 | -2.6 | +0.2 | |
| CAROLINA | 17 | 8 - 4 - 5 | 21 | 0.618 | +2.6 | -2.2 | +0.4 | |
| NY ISLANDERS | 20 | 11 - 7 - 2 | 24 | 0.600 | +2.4 | -2.3 | +0.1 | |
| CALGARY | 18 | 9 - 6 - 3 | 21 | 0.583 | +2.3 | -2.4 | -0.2 | |
| LOS ANGELES | 18 | 8 - 5 - 5 | 21 | 0.583 | +2.1 | -1.7 | +0.3 | |
| PHOENIX | 18 | 8 - 5 - 5 | 21 | 0.583 | +2.6 | -2.2 | +0.4 | |
| OTTAWA | 20 | 10 - 7 - 3 | 23 | 0.575 | +2.6 | -2.4 | +0.2 | |
| FLORIDA | 16 | 7 - 5 - 4 | 18 | 0.563 | +2.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 | |
| MONTREAL | 18 | 9 - 7 - 2 | 20 | 0.556 | +2.9 | -2.3 | +0.6 | |
| BOSTON | 19 | 10 - 8 - 1 | 21 | 0.553 | +3.1 | -2.9 | +0.2 | |
| TORONTO | 19 | 10 - 8 - 1 | 21 | 0.553 | +2.8 | -2.4 | +0.5 | |
| PHILADELPHIA | 20 | 9 - 8 - 3 | 21 | 0.525 | +2.9 | -3.0 | -0.1 | |
| COLORADO | 17 | 7 - 7 - 3 | 17 | 0.500 | +2.2 | -2.5 | -0.4 | |
| WASHINGTON | 19 | 8 - 8 - 3 | 19 | 0.500 | +2.4 | -2.6 | -0.3 | |
| TAMPA BAY | 19 | 7 - 9 - 3 | 17 | 0.447 | +2.7 | -3.5 | -0.8 | |
| BUFFALO | 18 | 7 - 9 - 2 | 16 | 0.444 | +1.9 | -2.7 | -0.8 | |
| EDMONTON | 18 | 7 - 9 - 2 | 16 | 0.444 | +2.5 | -3.3 | -0.8 | |
| DALLAS | 19 | 7 - 10 - 2 | 16 | 0.421 | +2.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 | |
| COLUMBUS | 19 | 7 - 11 - 1 | 15 | 0.395 | +2.1 | -3.0 | -0.9 | |
| WINNIPEG | 20 | 7 - 12 - 1 | 15 | 0.375 | +1.7 | -2.8 | -1.1 | |
| CHICAGO | 19 | 5 - 11 - 3 | 13 | 0.342 | +2.7 | -3.5 | -0.8 | |
| MINNESOTA | 16 | 4 - 10 - 2 | 10 | 0.313 | +1.9 | -3.1 | -1.2 |
So the Ducks aren't first overall in 2012 win percentage, but they are first overall in 2012 goal differential. But man -- look at all these western conference teams atop this list. It's going to be a bloody postseason in the west, whether the Ducks make it in or not.
Prediction: I'll be around for game comments today -- stop on by! Penguins have only 2 regulation losses in their last 14 games; Ducks have only 2 regulation losses in their last 18 games. So duh -- overtime!
Go Ducks.
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