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Teemu Selanne scooped in the puck during Friday's exhibition against Phoenix, flew past the blue line, dipped his shoulder and blasted a shot over the glove of the helpless goalkeeper. Two seconds is all it took.

And Brendan Morrison, Selanne's new center on the Ducks, had the best seat in the house.

"Perfect view, right behind him," Morrison said. "I looked up and he's gone."

As the Ducks open the season tonight at San Jose, Morrison will be counted on to do more than watch when Selanne is on the ice. They are being paired on the second line, along with Chris Kunitz, in the hope that their speed generates more scoring.

The Ducks combined for the third-fewest goals in the NHL last season, primarily because there wasn't much scoring being done except for the Ryan Getzlaf-anchored top line.

Selanne, who sat out half of last season as he considered retirement after finally winning the Stanley Cup, is the club's all-time leading scorer. Once he rejoined the team, his ability to score helped get the Ducks into the playoffs, but they lost in the first round.

Source: Los Angeles Times