Antoine Vermette and Michael Sgarbossa had assists on Ritch

After a disappointing and frustrating day in Melbourne, Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick is hoping the introduction of video replays will help his side climb the A-League table.The Phoenix were beaten 2-1 by Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Sunday in match with two penalties, nine yellow cards and plenty of line-ball calls.Referee Kurt Ames had a busy day but Merrick disagreed with his decision to give City captain Bruno Fornaroli a penalty for the decisive goal.Rather than spray the official, who returned to A-League refereeing this season after a four-year absence, Merrick preferred to talk up a way of helping him out - video refereeing.We need it and we need it now, he said on Sunday night.Youve got to have video refereeing.Its been proven to be more accurate in every other professional game.The sooner we get accuracy on penalty kicks and offside calls, the better.Im sure it will be difficult to begin with but then it will be more streamlined and the game will be a much more honest game.The A-League has been chosen by FIFA as a test market for video refereeing in the new year, along with five other major footballing nations.FFA chief David Gallop has championed the idea, with Victory boss Kevin Muscat and Sydney FC chief executive Tony Pignata among the fans.Merrick suggested a number of decisions would have been overturned from Sundays loss, and they might have made all the difference.In the first half he called Kosta Barbarouses offside when he was onside and it continually happens to us, he said.Weve been called eight times offside when our players were onside.Look at Bulut for Wanderers the other day, it just keeps happening.The key decision was the 70th minute awarding of a free kick to Fornaroli, which Merrick suggested was contrived by the Uruguayan.If you watch Bruno, hes got hold of the shirt of Marco Rossi and he goes for an overhead kick, he said.He nearly kicks Marco in the face, misses the ball and pulls Marco down on top of him.Marco gets a yellow card and he gets a penalty ... that really killed us.When video referees come in those situations will resolve themselves so much better.City coach John van t Schip disagreed with Merricks view of the Fornaroli winner, backing Ames calls on both penalties.The referee in those two occasions made the right decision, he said. 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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- There were plenty of special-team goals scored in a game featuring the most productive power play in the young NHL season. But to the chagrin of the Nashville Predators, it was the Anaheim Ducks that capitalized on the man-advantage and the penalty kill in a manner the franchise had never before seen.Led by a short-handed goal and another on the power play from Jakob Silfverberg, the Ducks came away with a 6-1 victory over the Predators on Wednesday night behind three power-play goals and two short-handed goals.It was the first time the Ducks had ever been so productive on special teams, matching a feat last accomplished by Edmonton in a March 2008 game against the Coyotes.If I knew the reason wed do it every night, so I cant say I have the answer to that, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. I dont know if you can take that blueprint and expect it many more times throughout the year.Nick Ritchie, Corey Perry, Andrew Cogliano and Ryan Kesler also scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson stopped 28 shots, as the Ducks earned a point in their fourth consecutive game and for the fifth time in their last six outings.The Ducks took command with five goals in the second period, Silfverberg opening the flurry for his ninth career multi-goal game. Shea Theodore found Silfverberg on an easy give-and-go for the short-handed goal, before ripping a wrist shot past Pekka Rinne to become the first Duck with two goals on special teams since Jamie McGinn scored twice on the power play at Toronto last season.Once he got the first one, you see the way he can shoot it when he is confident and poised with the puck, Kesler said. That second one was a laser.The Predators had scored nine power-play goals in their first six games, but the Ducks did not back off while killing five penalties. Using a scouting report that encouraged constant pressure, it paid off again when Cogliano scored another short-handed goal.ddddddddddddWe didnt expect to get two shorties, but when you force people and they turn the puck over like they did tonight were going to get chances, Kesler said.Rinne had 13 saves before being pulled late in the second period after Perry scored the Ducks only even-strength goal, as the Predators dropped to 0-3-0 on the road this season. Marek Mazanec stopped 2 of 9 shots in relief, and Colin Wilson scored on the power play in the third period.Special teams just swung the pendulum tonight in the wrong direction, Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. The short-handed goals and power-play goals are too much for any team.Ritchie put the Ducks ahead 2:57 into the first period with his second goal of the season. Antoine Vermette and Michael Sgarbossa had assists on Ritchies goal. It was Sgarbossas second career point and first with the Ducks, while Vermette picked up his second point in as many nights.Cam Fowler and Sami Vatanen each added two assists.The Predators bounced the four-time Pacific Division champion Ducks in the first round of the playoffs last season, a slight that had was not forgotten in the home teams locker room.Its a new team, new year, but we know what happened last year and its still fresh in our minds, Kesler said.Game notes Ducks C Ryan Getzlaf and G Jonathan Bernier did not play because of upper-body injuries. Bernier and Getzlaf were hurt in the Ducks 2-1 overtime loss at San Jose on Tuesday. . Perry recorded his 670th point for the Ducks, passing Paul Kariya for third-most in franchise history.UP NEXTPredators: Face Los Angeles on Thursday as their five-game West Coast road trip continues.Ducks: Host Columbus on Friday, with four more home games sandwiched around a visit to Los Angeles over the next two weeks. ' ' '