Ducks' Beauchemin Undergoes Successful Surgery: Francois Beauchemin underwent successful reconstructive surgery on a ligament in his right knee last Thursday, the Globe and Mail reports. (Updated 5/20/13)
Injury Report
Knee - (Updated - 5/14/13)
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The 32-year-old played for a month with the torn ligament in his knee, but following the Ducks' elimination from the playoffs last week, he decided to go under the knife. Francois Beauchemin, who put up 24 points (6G, 18A) and a plus-19 rating during the regular season, hopes to return in time for the start of next season. (Updated 5/20/13).
05/13/2013 01:01 Red Wings oust Ducks in Game 7, advance to Western semis
Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula each had a goal and an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings finished off the Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory in Game 7 on Sunday night.
05/06/2013 23:39 Brunner scores in OT, Red Wings even series with Ducks
Damien Brunner scored with 4:50 left in overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 series-evening victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.
05/01/2013 01:23 Selanne's goal helps Ducks win opener against Red Wings
Teemu Selanne scored the tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period, Jonas Hiller made 21 saves, and the Anaheim Ducks returned to the postseason with a 3-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
Francois Beauchemin is a shot-blocking machine. But both he and Cam Fowler struggled miserably on their own last year and the grizzled vet turned in a minus-14 performance. Yes, some of it was pure bad luck but not all of it was. He'll be counted on heavily this year as the go-to shutdown guy, which means lots of blocked shots and hits, but not so many points. (Updated 8/14/12)
