Ducks' Boudreau confident in Gibson's ability to bounce back

Bruce Boudreau isn't sweating his goalie situation.

John Gibson allowed three goals on 33 shots in a Game 1 loss to the Nashville Predators, and the head coach is expecting a strong follow-up performance to help his team tie the series.

"John knows I have faith in him," Boudreau said Sunday. "If he has a sub-par game, the next game is usually very good."

Recent history would suggest this is indeed the case.

To wit, Gibson's worst performance of the season came in his hometown of Pittsburgh, where he allowed six goals on 31 shots to the Penguins. In his next appearance, he came in relief of Frederik Andersen and allowed only one goal on 17 shots to preserve a win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

More recently, Gibson followed up a loss to lowly Vancouver by giving up a single goal in a win over Dallas.

Boudreau, then, is counting on more of the same. If Gibson should falter, however, the coach probably won't be slow to give him the hook in favor of Andersen.