GAME THREAD: NHL: OTTAWA (12-3) at ANAHEIM (12-4)

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    NHL: OTTAWA (12-3) at ANAHEIM (12-4)

    <h3>Ducks open Stanley Cup Finals with Senators</h3>

    <div class="pre">Ottawa at Anaheim 8:00 pm EDT</div><div class="pre">Stanley Cup Finals Game One</div>

    <div class="pre">ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - There isn't much recent history</div>between the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators.

    However, the teams will have the chance to create a rivalry whenthey open the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday.

    The squads, each seeking their first Stanley Cup, did not meetin the 2006-07 regular season and haven't met since January 19,2006, when Anaheim posted a 4-3 shootout victory at Ottawa.

    Anaheim, which entered the NHL in 1993-94, has played in theFinals once before, losing in seven games to the New JerseyDevils in 2003. Unlike that appearance, the Ducks have home-iceadvantage this time around.

    This is the first Finals appearance for the modern-era versionof the Senators, who entered the league as an expansion team inthe 1992-93 season.

    Ottawa is 12-3 this postseason, having disposed of all three ofits playoff foes in five games. Anaheim has been equallyefficient, going 12-4 this postseason and playing a sixth gamejust once - in the Western Conference finals against the DetroitRed Wings.

    Senators' netminder Ray Emery has been in goal for every gamethis postseason and played very well, posting a 1.95 goals-againstaverage. His Anaheim counterpart, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, has beenjust as good with a 9-3 postseason record to go along with a .931save percentage and 1.87 GAA.

    Current Ottawa coach Bryan Murray was the Ducks general mangerin 2002-03 when they made their first trip to the Stanley CupFinals. Giguere, Rob Niedermayer, Andy McDonald and SamuelPahlsson are the only Anaheim players who remain from thatStanley Cup run.
     
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    NHL: OTTAWA at ANAHEIM

    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS


    NHL AT ANAHEIM
    STARTING GOALIES: OTT - RAY EMERY
    ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE

    OFFICIALS: REF - DAN O'HALLORAN, PAUL DEVORSKI
    LIN - JEAN MORIN, SHANE HEYER</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    OTTAWA VS ANAHEIM - SCRATCHES

    OTTAWA ANAHEIM

    O SAPRYKIN HEALTHY J DIPENTA HEALTHY
    B MCGRATTAN HEALTHY S CARON HEALTHY
    L NYCHOLAT HEALTHY R CARTER HEALTHY
    M HARTIGAN HEALTHY
    A ROME HEALTHY
    G PARROS HEALTHY
    J MOTZKO HEALTHY
    C KUNITZ RIGHT HAND
    R SHANNON HEALTHY</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 0
    ANAHEIM 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 0
    ANAHEIM 0 19:07 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 0
    ANAHEIM 0 17:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 0
    1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) MIKE COMRIE 3 (MIKE FISHER, ANDREJ MESZAROS) 1:38</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 0 15:42 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 0 13:57 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 0 13:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 0 11:53 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 1
    1ST PRD: ANA - ANDY MCDONALD 6 (TEEMU SELANNE) 10:55</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 1 8:13 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 1 5:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 1 3:52 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    OTTAWA 1 1
    ANAHEIM 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

    GOAL SCORING:

    1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) MIKE COMRIE 3 (MIKE FISHER, ANDREJ MESZAROS) 1:38
    ANA - ANDY MCDONALD 6 (TEEMU SELANNE) 10:55

    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    OTT 4 4
    ANA 8 8

    GOALIES: OTT - RAY EMERY
    ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE</div>
     
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    NHL: OTTAWA at ANAHEIM

    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

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    Ottawa 1 --1
    Anaheim 1 --1
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    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ottawa, Mike Comrie 3 (power play) (Mike
    Fisher, Andrej Meszaros), 1:38. 2, Anaheim, Andy Mcdonald 6 (Teemu
    Selanne), 10:55. Penalties: S Niedermayer, Ana (high sticking), 0:53;
    D Heatley, Ott (tripping), 2:34; R Jackman, Ana (roughing), 14:14.

    Shots on goal:
    -----------------------------
    Ottawa 4 --4
    Anaheim 8 --8
    -----------------------------

    Goalies : Ottawa, Ray Emery (8 shots, 7 saves). Anaheim,
    Jean-Sebastien Giguere (4 shots, 3 saves). Referees: Dan O'Halloran,
    Paul Devorski. Linesmen: Jean Morin, Shane Heyer.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">STANLEY CUP FINALS

    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>
     
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    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 1 16:40 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>
     
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    NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS
    OTTAWA 1
    ANAHEIM 1 16:08 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>
     

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