Ducks to West final for 2nd time in 3 years with win over Oilers

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    Nick Ritchie is an NHL playoff newcomer. The 21-year-old power forward wasn't around for any of the Anaheim Ducks' agonizing Game 7 defeats over the past four seasons.

    So when he found a patch of open ice during the third period Wednesday night, Ritchie could let fly with a beautiful shot, his wrists unencumbered by the weight of history.

    After four years of agony and over a decade of fruitless Game 7s, the Ducks are finally the victors of a winner-take-all game -- and now they're halfway to another Stanley Cup.

    Ritchie scored the tiebreaker, John Gibson made 23 saves and the Ducks ended their streak of five straight Game 7 losses with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three years.

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