Ducks get second chance to end series with Wild
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04/19/2007 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks will get another shot at advancing in
the postseason tonight, when they welcome the Minnesota Wild to the Honda
Center for Game 5 of the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals.
The second-seeded Ducks had a chance to complete a four-game sweep in
Minnesota on Tuesday, but the Wild notched a 4-1 victory to slice Anaheim's
series lead to three games to one.
Brian Rolston posted a goal and an assist and Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves
as Minnesota staved off elimination with a 4-1 win over Anaheim at Xcel Energy
Center.
Pavol Demitra had two assists for the Wild, which won their first postseason
contest since May 8, 2003 against Vancouver. In 2003, Minnesota beat both
Colorado and Vancouver after trailing in the series 3-1, but was then swept
out of the playoffs in the conference finals against Anaheim.
Also on Tuesday, Pierre-Marc Bouchard picked up his first career playoff goal,
while Marian Gaborik and Mark Parrish also tallied for the seventh-seeded
Wild.
Chris Pronger had the lone goal on Tuesday for the Ducks, which had their
seven-game playoff win streak over Minnesota snapped.
Ilya Bryzgalov gave up four goals on 36 shots in the start, and Jean-Sebastien
Giguere stopped all four shots he faced in just over nine minutes of action in
the third period.
Giguere's relief appearance was his first time in net since March 31. The
Ducks No. 1 goaltender had missed the last two games of the regular season
while tending to medical issues surrounding his newborn son. Giguere, who
played in 56 games this season for Anaheim, was also available as a backup in
the first three tests of this series. He may get his first start in the set
tonight.
An incident in the last game of this series will result in two players missing
this evening's matchup. Anaheim forward Brad May received a three-game
suspension from the league for decking Wild defenseman Kim Johnsson with a
punch with less than two minutes remaining in Game 4. May drew a match penalty
for intent-to-injure and a game misconduct for his actions. Johnsson will not
play in tonight's game, as he remained in Minnesota to undergo tests.
Game 4 was the first meeting between the Ducks and Wild this year, including
four matchups in the regular season, that was decided by more than one goal.
Anaheim went 2-1-1 in the series during the regular season.
The Ducks went 26-6-9 as the host this season and with the 2-0 mark at home in
this set, Anaheim has taken 10 if its last 13 tilts at the Honda Center.
Minnesota struggled to a 19-19-3 mark on the road during the regular season.
If the Wild are able to escape elimination again tonight, the series will
return to St. Paul for Saturday's Game 6.
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