DUCKS 4, ST. LOUIS 2: Victory over Blues leaves Anaheim behind
only Chicago for league's best record  The Ducks reached the
midway point of the lockout-shortened, 48-game season with an
unmistakable swagger. They shrugged off a pair of one-goal
deficits and rallied for a 4-2 victory Sunday over the St. Louis
Blues in front of a sellout crowd of 17,174 at the Honda Center.
Only the Chicago Blackhawks (21-2-3) are ahead of the Ducks
(18-3-3) today in the NHL's overall standings. Only a hockey
savant and perhaps Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau would have
believed it would be possible when the season's first puck
dropped on Jan. 19.  "I'm a bad guy to ask because I dream about
being 48-0. I know it's unrealistic, but every game you go into
you have to believe you're going to win," Boudreau said after
the Pacific Division-leading Ducks tied a franchise record with
their 11 th consecutive home victory.  "But then you sit back
and you look and it's a pretty good record at this stage. I'm
still watching every game and te