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Red-hot Getzlaf, Ducks face Canucks in playoff rematch
Nov 27, 2007 - 2:53 PM Anaheim (11-9-4) at Vancouver (12-9-2) 10:00 pm ESTVANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Anaheim Ducks easily dispatched of the Vancouver Canucks en route to their first Stanley Cup title last season.
Ryan Getzlaf and the Ducks will aim to continue their success against the Canucks on Tuesday.
It's the first meeting between the clubs since the Western Conference semifinals last May.
Anaheim outscored Vancouver, 14-8, in the five game series, which was just an extension of its dominance in the regular-season series. The Ducks won three of the four meetings last season, outscoring the Canucks 14-6 in the process.
Overall, Anaheim has won six straight here and Getzlaf, who has a career best eight-game points streak will try and help to make it seven in a row.
The third-year player, who signed a five-year, $26.625 million contract extension last Tuesday, scored a pair of goals to help the Ducks' rally for a 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Sunday.
Getzlaf, who has 10 goals and team-leading 25 points, has six goals and six assists during his points streak. The play of Getzlaf has helped Anaheim win five of its last seven games after a 3-8 start.
Meanwhile, Ducks goaltenders Jean-Sebastien Giguere will be happy to see the Canucks. The 12-year veteran is 7-0-1 with a 1.57 goals-against average in nine career games vs. Vancouver.
As for Vancouver, it has been playing well and would like to exact some revenge. The Canucks have won seven of their last 10 and are coming off a 2-0 win over Chicago on Sunday.
No one would like to redeem themselves more from last season's playoff loss than goaltender Roberto Luongo. Luongo, who stopped 27 shots on Sunday, went 1-4 with a 2.31 GAA vs. Anaheim in the postseason.
- NHL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 0 0 0 0
VANCOUVER 0 3 1 4 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: VAN - MARKUS NASLUND 11 (DANIEL SEDIN, HENRIK SEDIN) 3:20
VAN - (PP) RYAN KESLER 6 (MARKUS NASLUND, HENRIK SEDIN)
12:38
VAN - MATT COOKE 4 (ALEXANDER EDLER, MATTIAS OHLUND) 16:33
3RD PRD: VAN - (PP) RYA
Nov 28 12:37 AM - NHL
ANAHEIM 0
VANCOUVER 4
3RD PRD: VAN - (PP) RYAN KESLER 7 (MATT COOKE, MATTIAS OHLUND) 5:05
Ducks vs. CanucksNov 28 12:06 AM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 0 0 0
VANCOUVER 0 3 3 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: VAN - MARKUS NASLUND 11 (DANIEL SEDIN, HENRIK SEDIN) 3:20
VAN - (PP) RYAN KESLER 6 (MARKUS NASLUND, HENRIK SEDIN)
12:38
VAN - ALEXANDER EDLER 2 (MATTIAS OHLUND) 16:33
SHOTS ON GOAL:
Nov 27 11:38 PM - NHL
ANAHEIM 0
VANCOUVER 3
2ND PRD: VAN - ALEXANDER EDLER 2 (MATTIAS OHLUND) 16:33
Ducks vs. CanucksNov 27 11:30 PM - NHL
ANAHEIM 0
VANCOUVER 1
2ND PRD: VAN - MARKUS NASLUND 11 (DANIEL SEDIN, HENRIK SEDIN) 3:20
Ducks vs. CanucksNov 27 11:06 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 0 0
VANCOUVER 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NONE
GOALIES: ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE
VAN - ROBERTO LUONGO
Nov 27 10:41 PM
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