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ANAHEIM \u2014 Sometimes a power-play unit can do everything right and still fail to score. Sometimes it can pass the puck effectively, move bodies smartly and set up odd-man advantages near the net and still misfire. Sometimes it\u2019s not what the power players aren\u2019t doing, but what the penalty killers are doing.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes the puck just won\u2019t go in the net.<\/p>\n

It could lead a team to distraction.<\/p>\n

If the Ducks were frustrated by going 0 for 9 over the first two games of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights, it was not apparent going into Game 3 on Friday night at Honda Center. They seemed eager willing to work to end their drought.<\/p>\n

No question, the Ducks raised expectations by going 8 for 16 with the man advantage during their six-game victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. No doubt, there were plenty of reasons to believe they wouldn\u2019t continue to click at a 50% success rate against the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n

After all, Vegas\u2019 penalty killers gave up one power-play goal in 16 shorthanded situations during their six-game victory over the Utah Mammoth in the opening round. So, it stood to reason that the Ducks wouldn\u2019t dent the Golden Knights the way they did against the Oilers.<\/p>\n

So far, the Golden Knights have shown they\u2019re capable of pressuring the Ducks\u2019 power players much closer than the Oilers did. Edmonton preferred to sit back and defend closer to their own net, leaving the Ducks free to pass the puck on the perimeter and exploit gaps in the coverage.<\/p>\n

The Golden Knights have been eager to swarm the Ducks upon their entry into the attacking zone. They turned up the pressure higher near the blue line and, especially, along the wings. The Ducks couldn\u2019t find their way through the pressure during a loss in Game 1 and a victory in Game 2.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDefinitely a different kind of look from our opponents,\u201d Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said before Game 3. \u201cEntries, faceoffs, possession time, looks \u2013 not the quality that we had in the last series. Certainly, we had some looks and our power play is not losing momentum in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Ducks could have had an easier time against the Golden Knights if they had cashed in at least one man-advantage chance in the first period Wednesday in Game 2. After all, they spent more than 6\u00bd minutes on the power play, including 1:41 while skating 5 on 3, and didn\u2019t score.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s the finish or the fine tuning, certainly there\u2019s a higher difficulty of the pressure coming at us,\u201d Quenneville said.<\/p>\n

Naturally, the Ducks aren\u2019t resigned to a powerless power play in the second round. They planned to make adjustments for Game 3 and beyond. More traffic in front of Vegas goaltender Carter Hart would be beneficial. So would more shots from here, there and everywhere. More movement, too.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s execution,\u201d said Ducks defenseman John Carlson, who quarterbacks their top power-play unit. \u201cYou don\u2019t realize how much a little pass goes and a (teammate) has to battle it instead of, you know, getting possession right away. Those things matter, too, aside from the fact that we\u2019ve got a harder job to get (the puck) where it needs to be because of how good they are on the PK. We definitely think highly of ourselves to be more than capable of executing.\u201d<\/p>\n

AROUND THE RINK<\/h4>\n

Defenseman Radko Gudas, the Ducks\u2019 team captain, continued to skate with his teammates, and Quenneville continued to say he expected him to play at some point in the second-round series against the Golden Knights. Gudas has been out since Game 1 of the first-round series because of a lower-body injury. \u2026 Quenneville indicated he would scratch Mason McTavish and Ian Moore for the second consecutive game, keeping Ross Johnston and Jansen Harkins in the lineup.<\/p>\n

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