Just like their opponents in the upcoming Qualifer Final, the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks came back from a 3-2 series deficit to move on in seven games. (Photo via Robert Laberge)
The third-seeded ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks got off to a hot start by scoring three goals in the first period of Game 1. They tacked on another in the third to win the opening game 4-1. Defenseman Scott Niedermayer posted a four point night (1G, 3A) to lead the way. Then, they won Game 2, 4-3, while scoring three goals in the second period. Andy McDonald and Teemu Selanne led them in the 4-3 win with McDonald registering three assists while Selanne posted two goals and an assist. The 7th-seeded ’08-’09 Ducks got on the board in the series with a 3-2 win in Game 3 on the back of three goals in the second period. Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf were the only two to post more than one point as they registered a goal and an assist and two assists, respectively. Three goals in the first period then helped lead the ’08-’09 Ducks to a 4-3 win in Game 4 to tie the series at two. Perry, yet again, helped lead the way as he scored twice and added an assist. The “goals in bunches” trend continued in Game 5 as the ’08-’09 Ducks scored four times in the first period on their way to a 6-4 win. Getzlaf accounted for two of those goals and added two assists to lead the ’08-’09 Ducks to a win away from the Qualifier Final.
In Game 6, Selanne scored five and a half minutes into the second period to give the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks a 2-0 lead. However, late in the second, Selanne scored for the ’08-’09 Ducks to make it a one-goal game. Then, Perry scored a PP goal with less than nine minutes left in the third to tie the game and eventually force OT for the ’08-’09 Ducks. The game would eventually be decided in double overtime when Perry potted home a Jonas Hiller rebound to force a Game 7 for the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks. Perry then gave the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks an early lead in Game 7 and they led 1-0 going into the second period. However, a goal each from Brendan Morrison and then (S.) Niedermayer gave the ’08-’09 Ducks a lead going into the third period. Just 17 seconds into the third, McDonald scored a shorthanded marker for the ’05-’06 Ducks to tie the game. Then, with exactly 3:10 left in the third, Selanne scored, yet again, to give the ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks a 3-2 lead and they held on for a 3-2 win. With the win in Game 7, they clinch a spot in the Qualifier Final against the top seed and Cup-winners.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’08-’09 Ducks | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 4 ’08-’09 ANA – 1 (1-0 ’05-’06 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Scott Niedermayer (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 3 A 4 P +3 5 S
2nd Star: D – Francois Beauchemin (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 2 S
3rd Star: C – Ryan Getzlaf (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 1 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’08-’09 Ducks | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 4 ’08-’09 ANA – 3 (2-0 ’05-’06 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Teemu Selanne (’05-’06 MDA) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +3 9 S
2nd Star: C – Andy McDonald (’05-’06 MDA) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 8 S
3rd Star: D – Scott Niedermayer (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 5 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
| ’08-’09 Ducks | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’08-’09 ANA – 3 ’05-’06 MDA – 2 (2-1 ’05-’06 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Corey Perry (’08-’09 ANA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 3 S
2nd Star: LW – Chris Kunitz (’05-’06 MDA) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 2 S
3rd Star: G – Jean-Sebastien Giguere (’05-’06 MDA) – L 3.00 GAA .936 SV% (44 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’08-’09 Ducks | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’08-’09 ANA – 4 ’05-’06 MDA – 3 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Corey Perry (’08-’09 ANA) – 2 G 1 A 2 P +1 6 S
2nd Star: C – Ryan Getzlaf (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 2 S
3rd Star: G – Jean-Sebastien Giguere (’05-’06 MDA) – L 4.00 GAA .913 SV% (42 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’08-’09 Ducks | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’08-’09 ANA – 6 ’05-’06 MDA – 4 (3-2 ’08-’09 ANA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Ryan Getzlaf (’08-’09 ANA) – 2 G 2 A 4 P +3 3 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: LW – Chris Kunitz (’08-’09 ANA) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 3 S 10 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Teemu Selanne (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Double Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| ’08-’09 Ducks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 3 ’08-’09 ANA – 2 (2OT) (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Jean-Sebastien Giguere (’05-’06 MDA) – W 2.00 GAA .941 SV% (32 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Jonas Hiller (’08-’09 ANA) – OTL 3.00 GAA .955 SV% (64 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Andy McDonald (’05-’06 MDA) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’08-’09 Ducks | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 MDA – 3 ’08-’09 ANA – 2 (4-3 ’05-’06 MDA)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Andy McDonald (’05-’06 MDA) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 5 S
2nd Star: G – Jonas Hiller (’08-’09 ANA) – L 3.00 GAA .930 SV% (40 SV’s)
3rd Star: G – Jean-Sebastien Giguere (’05-’06 MDA) – W 2.00 GAA .943 SV% (33 SV’s)
The 2015 Anaheim Ducks Qualifying Tournament will face the third-seeded ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks against the top-seeded ’06-’07 Ducks!
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