Let’s just take a minute to recognize the beauty of these uniforms. (via bullfax.com)
Game 1 of this series saw just one goal in the first two periods, but then saw five in the third. Three of those came from the 6th-seeded ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks as they won 4-2. Teemu Selanne led the way to the win with a goal and two assists for the ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks and also potted two goals for the 3rd-seeded ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks in the loss. Then, Game 2 was tied 1-1 after two periods, but the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks scored four in the third to win 5-1. Ten different players registered a point for the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks with Andy McDonald, Samuel Pahlsson and Todd Marchant all registering multi-point games. In Game 3, Selanne score almost six minutes into the third period to give the ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks a 2-1 lead, but Joffrey Lupul tied the game back up for the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks six plus minutes later, which forced overtime. With less than two minutes left in the first overtime, defenseman Scott Niedermayer slammed home a Guy Hebert rebound to give the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks a 2-1 series lead. Niedermayer then tallied three assists to lead the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks to a 5-3 win in Game 4 with McDonald and Selanne both scoring a goal and adding an assist. The ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks wrapped up the series with a 4-3 win in Game 5 as two goals from Lupul led them to a berth in the Semifinal Round.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | 4 |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’96-’97 MDA – 4 ’05-’06 MDA – 2 (1-0 ’96-’97 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Teemu Selanne (’96-’97 MDA) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 3 S
2nd Star: RW – Teemu Selanne (’05-’06 MDA) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 4 S
3rd Star: G – Guy Hebert (’96-’97 MDA) – W 2.00 GAA .946 SV% (35 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 5 ’96-’97 MDA – 1 (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Samuel Pahlsson (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 3 S
2nd Star: C – Andy McDonald (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 2 S
3rd Star: G – Jean-Sebastien Giguere (’05-’06 MDA) – W 1.00 GAA .964 SV% (27 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 3 ’96-’97 MDA – 2 (OT) (2-1 ’05-’06 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Jean-Sebastien Giguere (’05-’06 MDA) – W 2.00 GAA .956 SV% (43 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Guy Hebert (’96-’97 MDA) – OTL 3.00 GAA .948 SV% (55 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Scott Niedermayer (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P Even 9 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 5 ’96-’97 MDA – 3 (3-1 ’05-’06 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Scott Niedermayer (’05-’06 MDA) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 5 S
2nd Star: RW – Jari Kurri (’96-’97 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 3 S
3rd Star: C – Andy McDonald (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P Even 8 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’96-’97 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 4 ’96-’97 MDA – 3 (4-1 ’05-’06 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Joffrey Lupul (’05-’06 MDA) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 9 S
2nd Star: RW – Teemu Selanne (’96-’97 MDA) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 2 S
3rd Star: G – Guy Hebert (’96-’97 MDA) – L 4.00 GAA .930 SV% (53 SV’s)
That wraps up the First Round of the 2015 Anaheim Ducks Qualifying Tournament!
