Are Ducks being hurt by reputation -- literally?

The Ducks are tied for first in the NHL with a 24.4 percent conversion rate on the power play but their 82 man advantages are also tied with Boston for last. They have cut their penalties taken way down but have still had 18 more shorthanded situations.

"We’re not the same team that mouths off to all the refs," Boudreau said. "You can look. We don’t have a two-minute unsportsmanlike penalty yet this year. I would venture to guess we're at the bottom of the league in misconducts for talking.

"So it's not us being -- or the officials saying, 'Hey, listen if you're going to act like dinks, we're going to treat you like that.' That's not the case. It's tough because our guys are hurt. That's where we've got to draw the line a little bit."

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