OTTAWA -- The Senators proved on Friday you wont win if you cant control the puck. Corey Perry Ducks Jersey . Ottawa, which struggled all night with puck possession and making passes, had 16 giveaways to the Ducks two en route to a 2-1 defeat. "They didnt give us a lot of time and space to do anything and they were, I thought, for the most part better than we were," said Senators coach Paul MacLean. "We turned over pucks in the first period and we turned over pucks all night long." The win came as a welcome relief for the Ducks, who are on their longest road trip of the season at eight games in 15 days. They were losers of their first two, including a 4-1 loss to Montreal Thursday night. "Our guys did a great job responding and getting back to the hockey that we like to play," said Ryan Getzlaf. "After back-to-back games you cant ask for anything else. Our guys did a great job parking (Thursdays) loss and focusing on this one." Focus, or lack thereof, seemed to be an issue for the Senators as both Anaheim goals were a result of turnovers . "Its a game of mistakes," said Senators goalie Craig Anderson. "They made mistakes also, but we didnt capitalize. When we had our opportunities their goalie made some good saves or we missed our chances." Patrick Maroon and Getzlaf scored for the Ducks (7-3-0) as Frederik Andersen made 26 saves for the victory. Mika Zibanejad scored the lone goal for the Senators (4-3-2). Anderson stopped 26 shots in defeat. The Senators best period was the third, but Andersen, who was making his first start for Anaheim, stopped all 12 shots he faced. "I just want to build on this," said Andersen. "It was fun. It was nice to get a win." For his part Anderson made a couple of great saves late in the third to give the Senators a chance in the final minute with the extra man, but Ottawa was unable to score. Maroon opened the scoring at the seven-minute mark of the first period when he took a pass from Corey Perry and beat Anderson with a wrist shot. A communication breakdown between defenceman Erik Karlsson and Anderson led to the Ducks second goal. Karlsson took the puck behind Ottawas net but mishandled it, allowing Perry to grab it and put it out front where once again Karlsson struggled to clear it. Eventually Getzlaf jumped on the puck and buried it. "I dont think we were there from the start," said Karlsson. "We caught a couple of really bad breaks and were down two goals. Were running up hill the whole game." The Senators cut the lead in half midway through the second on Zibanejads power-play goal, which came as a result of some great work by Cory Conacher, who took a beating in the crease to create a screen. Zibanejad, who was recalled Tuesday, now has a goal and an assist in his last two games and was rewarded for his effort on the night as he saw time on the top line. "Its nice to get that confidence up and be able to contribute to the team with goals and good play, but its a tough loss," said Zibanejad. Ottawa then took three straight minor penalties. Its only saving grace was the fact the Ducks power play has struggled of late. "Those (penalties) are Duracell drainers for sure," said MacLean. "The opposition put us under some pressure again and forced us to take penalties. Thats what good teams do to you and thats what speed does to you." The Senators had a great opportunity to tie the game early in the third with the man advantage, but Clarke MacArthur, who is still looking for his first of the season, wasnt able to bury a loose puck. This was the second and final meeting between the two teams this season. Notes: D Jared Cowen played his 100th NHL career game. C Jean-Gabriel Pageau, LW Matt Kassian and D Patrick Wiercioch were a healthy scratch for the Senatorsa Anaheims RW Teemu Selanne, RW Dustin Penner (concussion, out indefinitely) and D Mark Fistric did not play. The Ducks announced post-game that G Frederik Andersen signed a two-year contract extension. Terms of the agrrement were not disclosed. Ducks Jersey .A. Kevin Bieksa Ducks Jersey . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action.MONTECOPIOLO, Italy -- A final push from Diego Ulissi saw the Italian win a tough eighth stage as the Giro dItalia took to the mountains on Saturday, while Cadel Evans ended Michael Matthews grip on the overall lead. Ulissi made his move inside the final 300 metres, bursting out of the peloton to edge Robert Kiserlovski for a second stage win in the race. Wilco Kelderman was third on the 179-kilometre (111-mile) leg from Foligno to Montecopiolo, which had two category one climbs, including the final ascent to the finish. "It was a difficult race today, it was really too hard for my characteristics, but of course I am really happy," Ulissi said. Evans finished fifth to take the lead from fellow Australian Matthews, who had worn the pink jersey for six days. Evans has a 57-second advantage over Rigoberto Uran, with Rafal Majka third. "We had hopes of what we could do," Evans said. "Its been a really difficult Giro for all sorts of reasons. We are in a good position at the moment. It was a hard stage with all the contenders there ... We still have huge mountains to go and the gaps there will be even more than today." This years Giro honours the 10th anniversary of Marco Pantanis death, and the eighth stage was one of three dedicated to him. There were many posters of Pantani along the route and a huge cutout of the Italian cyclist on the Carpegna climb, where he used to train. Shawn Horcoff Ducks Jersey. Pantani won the Giro and Tour de France in 1998. He was found dead in a hotel room on Valentines Day in 2004, and a coroner ruled he died from cocaine poisoning. Julian Arredondo led the race for most of the day as part of an early break of 10 riders who managed to build a lead of more than eight minutes. That advantage diminished on the approach to the first climb. With an average gradient of 9.9 per cent, and 14 per cent at its steepest, the Carpegna was the first serious challenge of this years Giro. Arredondo jumped on the ascent with 36.6 kilometres (22.7 miles) remaining and had a 36-second advantage over Stefano Pirazzi at the summit, with a greatly reduced peloton crossing 1 minute, 57 seconds later. Pierre Rolland attacked off the group on the descent but Arredondo still had an advantage of 1:10 over him at the start of the penultimate climb, with the peloton trailing by 2:40. Arredondo faded two kilometres from the finish, and Rolland continued on solo before being swept up by the peloton with 350 metres to go. Daniel Moreno jumped but he was passed by Kiserlovksi, who looked to take victory until Ulissis attack from nowhere. Sundays ninth stage is a 172km leg from Lugo to Sestola, which ends in a category 2 climb to the finish. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
