Dan Ellis to leave a goal that should have been easy to quit in the third period after the Ducks getting two joints as their new goalkeeper during the final minute of overtime. He stopped at first.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the other breakaway with 6.3 seconds on the clock, giving the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 win Friday night. Jose Theodore made 19 of his 46 saves in the second period, helping send the Ducks to their demoralizing loss right fifth.
"It's a very good team with very good players," said Theodore. "But my job is to ensure that when I'm there, I'm not satisfied with average. I must be good. Niklas Backstrom has played hockey for us, and when it is day off, I owe persevere. "
The ducks, which are one point for a playoff spot remaining 20 games, dropped all seven games they have at least 40 shots in net.
"Theodore has played a great match for them. He shot a few stops out of nowhere," the guard said the Ducks again. "If it were not for Theodore, we surely would have appreciated it."
Ellis, making his debut with the Ducks after the accession of the trade from Tampa Bay on Thursday was 55-foot slap shot that Clayton Stoner hidden between the pads 4:57 remaining the third period to give Minnesota 2-1 lead.
