Daigneault Streak Followed Suspension

Since returning from his 10-game suspension, J.J. Daigneault had at least one point in every game until Wednesday, with two goals and nine points over seven games.

That seven-game point streak is the longest by a defenseman in team history.

It was only coincidence that referee Don Koharski called Wednesday’s game against the Sharks, his first assignment on a Duck game since Feb. 23, when Daigneault was thrown out of the game for swinging his stick at Koharski. The incident lead to Daigneault’s suspension for abuse of an official even though Daigneault insisted he never meant to hit the referee.

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