Ducks 3 - 2 Blues
Final - OT
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Anaheim aims for the West's top spot

Mar 31, 2007 - 4:11 PM Anaheim (46-20-12) at St Louis (32-33-12) 8:00 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Anaheim Ducks have put themselves in position to challenge for the top spot in the Western Conference and the Presidents Trophy.

The Ducks will look to improve on their franchise record for road victories when they visit the lowly St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

Anaheim has won two in a row and is now one point behind Detroit (47-19-11) and Nashville (49-22-7) in the race for the top seed in the West. The Ducks are three points behind the Buffalo Sabres in the race for the Presidents Trophy.

The Ducks posted a 5-2 victory over Columbus on Thursday behind two goals from defenseman Chris Pronger and 23 saves from goaltender Jean-Sebastian Giguere. Right wing Teemu Selanne added three assists and tallied his team-leading 45th goal in the win.

St. Louis had lost four of five before taking a 5-2 decision from Edmonton on Thursday. The Blues, who will miss the playoff for the second straight season, can still have an effect on the playoff race with games remaining against Western Conference powers Minnesota, Nashville and Dallas.

Anaheim is 2-1-0 against St. Louis this season and has won five of six in the series.








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    FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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    ANAHEIM 1 1 0 1 3
    ST LOUIS 1 0 1 0 2 FINAL IN OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) SCOTT NIEDERMAYER 14 (RYAN GETZLAF, TEEMU
    SELANNE) 2:00
    STL - DAVID BACKES 10 (JAY MCCLEMENT) 14:07
    2ND PRD: ANA - (PP) ANDY MCDONALD 25 (CHRIS KUNITZ, CHRIS PRO

    Mar 31 10:31 PM


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    ANAHEIM 3
    ST LOUIS 2
    OT: ANA - ANDY MCDONALD 26 (SCOTT NIEDERMAYER) 0:25

    Mar 31 10:29 PM


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    ANAHEIM 3
    ST LOUIS 2
    OT: ANA - ANDY MCDONALD 26 (SCOTT NIEDERMAYER) 0:25

    Ducks vs. BluesMar 31 10:29 PM


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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    ANAHEIM 1 1 0 2
    ST LOUIS 1 0 1 2 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) SCOTT NIEDERMAYER 14 (RYAN GETZLAF, TEEMU
    SELANNE) 2:00
    STL - DAVID BACKES 10 (JAY MCCLEMENT) 14:07
    2ND PRD: ANA - (PP) ANDY MCDONALD 25 (CHRIS KUNITZ, CHRIS PRONGER)
    10:45
    3RD PRD: STL - L

    Mar 31 10:23 PM
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    Ducks vs. BluesMar 31 10:19 PM


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    ANAHEIM 2
    ST LOUIS 2
    3RD PRD: STL - LEE STEMPNIAK 25 (BARRET JACKMAN, JAMAL MAYERS) 6:53

    Ducks vs. BluesMar 31 10:03 PM


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    Anaheim
    1 1 --2
    St Louis 1 0 --1
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    Shots on goal:
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    Anaheim 5 11 --16
    St Louis 8 5 --13
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    Goalies : Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (13 shots, 12 saves). St
    Louis, Jason Bacashihua (16 shots, 14 saves). Referees: C

    Mar 31 9:35 PM


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    ANAHEIM 2
    ST LOUIS 1
    2ND PRD: ANA - (PP) ANDY MCDONALD 25 (CHRIS KUNITZ, CHRIS PRONGER)
    10:45

    Ducks vs. BluesMar 31 9:19 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    ANAHEIM 1 1
    ST LOUIS 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) SCOTT NIEDERMAYER 14 (RYAN GETZLAF, TEEMU
    SELANNE) 2:00
    STL - DAVID BACKES 10 (JAY MCCLEMENT) 14:07
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    ANA 5 5
    ST

    Mar 31 8:45 PM


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    ANAHEIM 1
    ST LOUIS 1
    1ST PRD: STL - DAVID BACKES 10 (JAY MCCLEMENT) 14:07

    Ducks vs. BluesMar 31 8:35 PM


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    ANAHEIM 1
    ST LOUIS 0
    1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) SCOTT NIEDERMAYER 14 (RYAN GETZLAF, TEEMU SELANNE)
    2:00

    Ducks vs. BluesMar 31 8:14 PM

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