from Elliott Teaford of the OC Register,

There was a 64-year-old rookie coach behind the bench. There was a 26-year-old goaltender making his first NHL start. There was an early goal and the first lead in weeks. There was not one but two fights, with a couple of 30-somethings throwing hands.

The Ducks sure had a different look about them Wednesday at Honda Center, with Bob Murray adding the coaching duties to his role as general manager after firing Randy Carlyle on Sunday and playing Kevin Boyle in goal after placing John Gibson and Chad Johnson on injured reserve.

Murray asked for more from the Ducks than they had delivered in the final days of Carlyle’s second stint as coach, and they delivered a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks that ended their seven-game losing streak. The Ducks’ win was only their third in 22 games.

“As always, having been through this a bunch of times myself, there’s always a bit of a jolt of energy and emotion, which would be nice because there’s not been much emotion here,” Murray said before the game when asked what he expected. “That would be nice if there was some tonight.”

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