The Ducks picked a bad time to lay a stinker at home after finishing the regular season 10-1-1 in their last 12 games. San Jose rolled past Anaheim, 3-0, this past Thursday.

Anaheim has won seven of the last eight times when coming off a loss of three or more goals.

I believe the Ducks bounce back again at home in Game 2 today. The Ducks' top line of Rickard Rakell, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry can't play worse than they did in Game 1. I also don't see the Ducks committing as many foolish penalties even though their intensity level should be way up.

Anaheim has won 20 of its last 27 home games, including seven of its past eight. The Sharks are past their prime.