ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Something else besides a big win may have happened Wednesday night in San Jose. The Hawks became the hunted.

“We were talking like this is going to be a good test for us,” Teemu Selanne said after his two goals helped the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-0 win. “They beat San Jose like the Sharks had no business in that game, so we said, ‘Let’s see how good we can be.’”

“You could tell guys were focused today,” J.S. Giguere said after notching his 32nd career shutout. “We knew that we had to play a good game to be able to have success against them. It was one of our better games.”

In the past those statements were usually heard from the Hawks about their opponents, not the other way around. Now, teams are getting up for them and the Hawks will need to match that intensity. It didn’t happen Friday afternoon.

“I don’t think we were prepared for the start of that game,” Brian Campbell said after it was over. “Certainly disappointing on our end. You can’t just show up and expect to win.”

The Ducks were good everywhere but especially on the power play. The Hawks had the first chances, though, but they misfired with the man advantage.

“You score right away on the road and you’re in good shape there,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “Instead, we lose a little momentum off it and they get their two power plays and get some life.”

“We didn’t give ourselves any chances on the power play, pretty much,” Hawks captain Jonathan Toews said. “It was frustrating we didn’t get good entries and didn’t get control of the puck or moved it well. That’s one thing we could have been better on. We’ll take our mistakes from today and be better tomorrow.”

The Hawks’ strengths were turned into weaknesses in this one. The Hawks came in ranked first in shots against, the Ducks twenty eighth. Anaheim outshot them 34-28 including 28-18 in the first two periods when the game was lost. The Hawks are third in faceoffs, the Ducks 19th.

The Hawks were below fifty percent in the first 40 minutes and managed an even split for the game. The Hawks have the best penalty killing (or did) in the league, Anaheim is 28th. The Ducks were 3-for-5 with the advantage, while the Hawks were 0-for-4.

Starting to get the picture?

“Every facet of our game wasn’t up to scratch tonight,” Toews said. “You play a team like that who’s hungry, and we know they’ve been underachieving, but regardless of their record it doesn’t mean anything. Anybody can beat anybody in this conference.”

The loss snapped an eight-game win streak and a chance for a perfect road trip. Now Quenneville has to wait at least one more day for his 500th victory. The Hawks conclude their trip out west with a Saturday night matchup against the Los Angeles Kings.

Notes:
-- The Hawks were shut out for the second time this season.

-- Kris Versteeg said the offense dried up because there was no traffic in front of Giguere.“Bodies to the net, “Versteeg said. “We didn’t get them to the net. We were in some good positions to score but we didn’t have people in front.”

-- Quenneville would not commit to a goaltender for Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings. There’s a good chance Antti Niemi will play. He’s only started two games this month.