ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nick Ritchie realizes he is occupying one of the sweetest spots in hockey on a line with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry for the Anaheim Ducks. Ritchie batted a pop-fly rebound of Getzlaf’s shot out of mid-air for his first goal of the season. “I think from the puck drop, we weren’t ready,” said Canucks defenceman Luca Sbisa, a former Anaheim blueliner. … Two longtime Canucks, centre Ryan Kesler and defenceman Kevin Bieksa, logged major minutes for Anaheim as usual. Ducks: They’re at San Jose on Tuesday for their sixth road game out of seven to start the season.

Source: National Post October 24, 2016 04:07 UTC