The Anaheim Ducks' right wing Troy Terry earned the NHL's Second Star of the Week award for his impressive performance. He scored six points and four goals in three games, including an overtime winner against the Winnipeg Jets.
Ducks right wing Troy Terry is congratulated at the bench after scoring a goal during the first period of their game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night at Honda Center. (AP Photo/Jayne-Kamin-Oncea)Dreams deferred and deals denied came to define the Ducks during their absence from the postseason, which began in 2019, but a reshaped roster, renewed commitment to its talent and the NHL ’s Second Star of the Week have all provided promise of late.
Ahead of Tuesday’s confrontation with the team directly above them in the Pacific Division, the Calgary Flames, Troy Terry garnered recognition from the NHL. His six points and four goals, including an OT winner in Winnipeg, allowed him to join the Kings’ Darcy Kuemper and Marco Rossi of the Minnesota Wild among the league’s three stars. Terry, along with the team, have helped the Ducks to four wins over elite teams in their past five games, losing only a hermetically sealed affair to the defending conference champion Edmonton. “We’re ready to take that next step as a group and we’re ready to win these big games,” Terry said afteron Sunday. “Once you see the result and start to believe in it –– in the last couple weeks, there’s been games where we’re down a goal with two minutes left, there’s been games where we’re down by two goals –– it just feels that no matter what the situation is, we can play the style that is needed.” Coach Greg Cronin said Terry had “found his game,” performing cost-benefit analysis at Formula 1 speed on the ice while playing a more trusting game. “He felt that because he was the highest-paid player in the organization, that he had to make a play every time he stepped on the ice, and he had to beat the same guy twice to add some flash to it. That’s a reflection of how confident he is, but we’ve been talking to him repeatedly about being efficient with his puck possessions,” Cronin said. “Sometimes when you give the puck up and chase it down, it’s a good thin
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