Thursday, November 30, 2006
FINAL
2 - 1
FINAL 1 2 3 T
Ducks 1 0 1 2
Canucks 0 0 1 1
GOAL SCORERS

ANA:   A. McDonald (09:45 - 1st) , R. Getzlaf (PPG, 12:26 - 3rd)
VAN:   A. Edler (08:22 - 3rd)
GOALIES

ANA: J. Giguere (W)
 VAN: R. Luongo (L)
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Associated Press

Vancouver may be north of the U.S.-Canadian border, but the Anaheim Ducks sure seem to feel at home there.

The Ducks look to complete a perfect two-game Canadian road trip and win at Vancouver for the sixth straight time Thursday when they face the Canucks.

Anaheim has won all five of its visits to Vancouver since the start of the 2003-04 season, outscoring the Canucks 17-5 in those meetings. The Ducks earned their most lopsided victory of this season at GM Place, a 6-0 rout Nov. 9. Ryan Getzlaf scored twice for Anaheim, Shane O'Brien added a goal and two assists and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 20 shots for one of his three shutouts in 2006-07.

The Ducks (18-2-6) improved their league-best point total to 42 with Tuesday's 3-2 victory at Edmonton to open their road trip. It appeared Anaheim would lose in regulation for just the third time all season, but Chris Kunitz's team-leading 14th goal tied the game with 17 seconds left after the Ducks pulled Giguere for an extra attacker.

Getzlaf's 10th goal of the season, 2:19 into the extra session, then secured Anaheim's third straight victory.

Chris Pronger assisted on Anaheim's other tally, a second-period goal by Teemu Selanne, but was booed every time he handled the puck in his return to Edmonton. Pronger helped lead the Oilers to last season's Stanley Cup finals, but then demanded a trade over the summer.

"We knew it would be a bit difficult for him coming back in here and we wanted to support him as much as we could," said Anaheim captain Scott Niedermayer, who played in his 1,000th NHL game.

While the Ducks have stayed hot since playing Vancouver last, the Canucks (12-12-1) continue to search for offense. Vancouver's 2.20 goals per game rank 28th in the NHL.

The Canucks have totaled only two goals over their last three games, but goalie Roberto Luongo made 24 saves Tuesday for his second shutout of the season as Vancuover defeated Columbus 1-0 to open a five-game homestand.

Markus Naslund scored his team-leading 12th goal midway through the second period to provide the game's only offense. Vancouver has scored two goals or fewer in 11 of its last 13 games, going 5-8-0 in that span.

"We talked about it before the game and we said these are the types of games we have to win, the 1-0, 2-1 games," Luongo said. "And when we got the lead we played really well defensively."

Luongo had a rough night against Anaheim earlier this month, allowing three goals on nine shots before being replaced in net by Dany Sabourin. He has fared well in the past against Anaheim, however, going 4-3 with a 1.98 goals-against average in eight career starts versus the Ducks.




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STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
R. Getzlaf 7 3 3 2 6
F. Beauchemin 7 2 4 -2 6
K. Palmieri 7 3 2 5 5
E. Etem 7 3 2 4 5
N. Bonino 7 3 1 2 4
B. Ryan 7 2 2 1 4
M. Beleskey 7 2 1 1 3
T. Selanne 7 1 2 1 3
S. Koivu 7 1 2 -4 3
C. Fowler 7 0 3 3 3
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
J. Hiller 3 4 3 .917 2.46
 

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