Ducks fall behind early in 1st period of Game 7 for 5th straight year
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You can't make this stuff up about the Anaheim Ducks.
The club is looking to avoid a remarkable fifth straight Game 7 loss on home ice in as many years, but the Ducks are following an inauspicious script after Drake Caggiula opened the scoring for the Edmonton Oilers with an ugly goal:
Ducks trail 1-0 in a Game 7
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) May 11, 2017
2013: 1:49 in
2014: 4:30 in
2015: 2:23 in
2016: 6:19 in
2017: 3:31 in
How ugly? This ugly:
First blood, thanks to @drakecaggiula. #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/YHhSBX1WTY
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 11, 2017
The Ducks never make it easy on themselves.