European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse June 2007 stars and stripes Page 33 ducks head Home thinking about clincher Anaheim moves within one Victory of hoisting Stanley cup by John Wawrow the associated press Ottawa defense Man Chris Pronger can work his Way Back in the ducks lineup with Anaheim one Victory from claiming its first Stanley cup i Hope Pronger said with a sheepish smile after watching Anaheim pull out a 32 Triumph Over Ottawa on monday while the Morris trophy finalist served a on game i know you dont want to change a win Ning the resilient and resourceful ducks continue to find ways to win this they improved to 155 matched an nil playoff record by producing their 12th on goal Victory and have yet to lose consecutive there also 20 when Pronger out of the lineup after the defens Eman was sus Pended for a game against de troit in the Western conference i the ducks Are now up 31 Over with a Chance to win the cup at Home when the Besto seven series shifts to Ana Heim on and if Pronger has Learned any hed rather be on the ice contributing than helplessly watching the game on to in the coach i didst really watch a whole i had my Back to the said who was out for his Elbow that knocked out Dean Mcammond in the ducks 53 loss on when you dont have a say in whats going on out its very Tough to and Anaheim bounced Back from a terrible first period and clinched the Victory when Dustin Penner capped a 2onl Rush by convert Chris Anaheim Center Rob lands a punch to Ottawa defens Eman Wade Redden Jacj in a Brawl during the first Anaheim won the game to take 31 series Lead heading into game 5 in Canadian Paul and Chris top Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery gets levelled by Anaheim Center Ryan during the first period of game 4 of the Stanley cup finals in Ottawa on Getzlaff was charged with goaltender interference on the play and the senators scored on the subsequent Power left a referee Steps Between Anaheim defens Eman Scott Nied and Ottawa right Wing Daniel Alfredson at the end of the second Alfredson shot a puck right at ing Teemu Sel Annes pass to break a 22 tie into the third Andy Mcdonald scored twice and added an while Jea Sebastien Giguere kept the ducks in the game by stopping 21 including 12 of the 13 he faced in the first the senators got goals from Daniel Alfredson and Dany heat but failed to build on the momentum they generated from win Ning game or a Stellar first Peri of on in which they out shot the ducks right now its pretty Alfredson in sure we will leave go i its not Over and we definitely Are not going to give its Tough to lose this one the attempting to be come the first Canadian team to win the cup since Montreal in have history heavily weigh ing against of the 28 teams that have trailed a cup finals series Only one has rallied to and that was the 1942 Toronto Maple who actually overcame a 30 Stanley cup finals Anaheim Ottawa Anaheim Ottawa 2 Anaheim Ottawa 0 Ottawa Anaheim 3 monday Anaheim Ottawa 2 Anaheim leads series 31 wednesday Ottawa at Anaheim saturday Anaheim at june 11 Ottawa at if necessary monday ducks senators 2 Anaheim 0 2 13 Ottawa 1 1 02 first Alfredson 12 second Mcdonald 8 Mcdonald 9 Heatley 7 spec third Penner 3 be shots on Ottawa Power play opportunities Anaheim 0 of 3 Ottawa 1 of Giguere 124 23 shots21 Emery 136 the ducks have been Tough to beat at there 70 Al time when having a Chance to Clinch a series at Ana including 30 this sunk in ducks coach Randy Carlyle we know we have a 31 but the reality of it is the next one is going to be the Tough est one to mondays game was far from trailing 10 after Alfredson scored with seconds left in the first the ducks finally found their legs to Start the Sec Anaheim out shot Ottawa 101 in the first 11 minutes of the Frame to build a 21 Lead before Heatley tied it with 2 minutes left in the the ducks then found new thanks to Alfred sons foolish decision just As the period when he inexplicably drove a slap shot toward the right Corner which struck Anaheim Scott Niedermayer As he stood in front of the Blue Niedermayer and the ducks accused Alfredson of deliberately attempting to hit Niedermayer with the not said it got caught up in my so i just wanted to get rid of i didst mean to hit he Niedermayer attempted to slap away Linesman Scott Dris Colts hold As he separated Niedermayer from Alfredson while the two team captains exchanged words after the Buzzer you can probably figure out what i Niedermayer i want no need to get hit with a puck at that in not going to say anything Penners goal came on a line when he joined Velanne on the drove to the net and was in perfect position to score his third goal of the and second
