GAME THREAD: NHL: VANCOUVER (16-14) at ANAHEIM (15-17)

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    <div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
    ANAHEIM 1 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
    ANAHEIM 1 15:59 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
    ANAHEIM 1 12:15 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
    ANAHEIM 1 8:45 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
    ANAHEIM 1 4:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
    ANAHEIM 2
    3RD PRD: ANA - MATHIEU SCHNEIDER 5 (CHRIS PRONGER, RYAN GETZLAF) 18:29
    (WITH EXTRA ATTACKER)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    VANCOUVER 2 1 0 3
    ANAHEIM 0 1 1 2 FINAL

    GOAL SCORING:

    1ST PRD: VAN - MASON RAYMOND 1 (JASON JAFFRAY, AARON MILLER) 17:35
    VAN - DANIEL SEDIN 12 (UNASSISTED) 18:40
    2ND PRD: VAN - JASON JAFFRAY 1 (TAYLOR PYATT, MASON RAYMOND) 4:54
    ANA - CHRIS PRONGER 5 (COREY PERRY, CHRIS KUNITZ) 5:51
    3RD PRD: ANA - MATHIEU SCHNEIDER 5 (CHRIS PRONGER, RYAN GETZLAF)
    18:29 (WITH EXTRA ATTACKER)

    POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: VAN - 0 OF 4, ANA - 0 OF 2.

    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    VAN 8 11 1 20
    ANA 5 14 16 35

    GOALIES: VAN - CURTIS SANFORD
    ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE

    OFFICIALS: REF - DON VAN MASSENHOVEN, JUSTIN ST. PIERRE
    LIN - DARREN GIBBS, STEVE BARTON

    ATT: 17,174</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">------------------------------------
    Vancouver 2 1 0 --3
    Anaheim 0 1 1 --2
    ------------------------------------

    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Mason Raymond 1 (Jason Jaffray,
    Aaron Miller), 17:35. 2, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 12 (Unassisted),
    18:40.

    SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Vancouver, Jason Jaffray 1 (Taylor Pyatt,
    Mason Raymond), 4:54. 4, Anaheim, Chris Pronger 5 (Corey Perry, Chris
    Kunitz), 5:51. Penalties: R Getzlaf, Ana (hooking), 0:56; M
    Schneider, Ana (hooking), 9:10; C Perry, Ana (hooking), 11:26; M
    Naslund, Van (hooking), 11:49; S Pahlsson, Ana (holding served by T
    Bertuzzi), 12:32; M Brown, Van (double minor roughing), 16:43; T Moen,
    Ana (double minor roughing), 16:43.

    THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Mathieu Schneider 5 (Chris
    Pronger, Ryan Getzlaf), 18:29 (with extra attacker). Penalties: L
    Krajicek, Van (hooking), 3:51; R Kesler, Van (holding), 10:27.

    Shots on goal:
    ---------------------------------------
    Vancouver 8 11 1 --20
    Anaheim 5 14 16 --35
    ---------------------------------------

    Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 0 of 4, Anaheim - 0 of 2. Goalies
    : Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (35 shots, 33 saves; record: 4-1-0).
    Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (20 shots, 17 saves; record: 12-9-2).
    A: 17,174. Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Justin St. Pierre.
    Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Steve Barton.</div>
     
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    Vancouver 2 1 0 --3
    Anaheim 0 1 1 --2
    ------------------------------------

    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Mason Raymond 1 (Jason Jaffray,
    Aaron Miller), 17:35. 2, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 12 (Unassisted),
    18:40.

    SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Vancouver, Jason Jaffray 1 (Taylor Pyatt,
    Mason Raymond), 4:54. 4, Anaheim, Chris Pronger 5 (Corey Perry, Chris
    Kunitz), 5:51. Penalties: R Getzlaf, Ana (hooking), 0:56; M
    Schneider, Ana (hooking), 9:10; C Perry, Ana (hooking), 11:26; M
    Naslund, Van (hooking), 11:49; S Pahlsson, Ana (holding served by T
    Bertuzzi), 12:32; M Brown, Van (double minor roughing), 16:43; T Moen,
    Ana (double minor roughing), 16:43.

    THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Mathieu Schneider 5 (Chris
    Pronger, Ryan Getzlaf), 18:29 (with extra attacker). Penalties: L
    Krajicek, Van (hooking), 3:51; R Kesler, Van (holding), 10:27.

    Shots on goal:
    ---------------------------------------
    Vancouver 8 11 1 --20
    Anaheim 5 14 16 --35
    ---------------------------------------

    Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 0 of 4, Anaheim - 0 of 2. Goalies
    : Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (35 shots, 33 saves; record: 4-1-0).
    Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (20 shots, 17 saves; record: 12-9-2).
    A: 17,174. Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Justin St. Pierre.
    Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Steve Barton.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">-----------------------------------------
    VANCOUVER 2 1 0 --3
    ANAHEIM 0 1 1 --2
    -----------------------------------------

    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Mason Raymond 1 (Jason Jaffray,
    Aaron Miller), 17:35. 2, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 12 (Unassisted),
    18:40.

    SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Vancouver, Jason Jaffray 1 (Taylor Pyatt,
    Mason Raymond), 4:54. 4, Anaheim, Chris Pronger 5 (Corey Perry, Chris
    Kunitz), 5:51. Penalties: R Getzlaf, Ana (hooking), 0:56; M
    Schneider, Ana (hooking), 9:10; C Perry, Ana (hooking), 11:26; M
    Naslund, Van (hooking), 11:49; S Pahlsson, Ana (holding served by T
    Bertuzzi), 12:32; M Brown, Van (double minor roughing), 16:43; T Moen,
    Ana (double minor roughing), 16:43.

    THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Mathieu Schneider 5 (Chris
    Pronger, Ryan Getzlaf), 18:29 (with extra attacker). Penalties: L
    Krajicek, Van (hooking), 3:51; R Kesler, Van (holding), 10:27.

    Shots on goal:
    ----------------------------------------
    VANCOUVER 8 11 1 --20
    ANAHEIM 5 14 16 --35
    ----------------------------------------

    Power-play Conversions: VAN - 0 of 4, ANA - 0 of 2. Goalies :
    Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (35 shots, 33 saves; record: 4-1-0).
    Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (20 shots, 17 saves; record: 12-9-2).
    A: 17,174. Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Justin St. Pierre.
    Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Steve Barton.

    INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

    VANCOUVER ANAHEIM
    G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
    A Burrows 0 0 even 0 C Perry 0 1 +1 1
    B Ritchie 0 0 even 0 M Schneider 1 0 +2 5
    T Linden 0 0 even 0 C Kunitz 0 1 +1 2
    R Kesler 0 0 even 1 R Getzlaf 0 1 +1 4
    M Naslund 0 0 -1 2 B Sutherby 0 0 -1 4
    M Ohlund 0 0 +1 1 D Miller 0 0 even 1
    D Sedin 1 0 even 2 A McDonald 0 0 even 3
    A Edler 0 0 +2 1 S O'Donnell 0 0 -1 1
    M Cooke 0 0 -1 1 T Marchant 0 0 -1 4
    J Jaffray 1 1 +2 3 F Beauchemin 0 0 -2 3
    H Sedin 0 0 -1 2 B May 0 0 even 0
    A Miller 0 1 even 0 C Pronger 1 1 +1 5
    M Brown 0 0 even 1 S Pahlsson 0 0 -1 1
    L Krajicek 0 0 -1 1 T Moen 0 0 -2 0
    S Salo 0 0 even 3 J DiPenta 0 0 -2 0
    W Mitchell 0 0 even 0 T Bertuzzi 0 0 +1 1
    T Pyatt 0 1 +2 1 R Niedermayer 0 0 -1 0
    M Raymond 1 1 +2 1 S Hnidy 0 0 even 0
    R Luongo RIB INJURY K Huskins KNEE INJURY
    B Morrison WRIST INJURY G Parros HEALTHY
    B Isbister HAMSTRING G Platt HEALTHY
    M Weaver HEALTHY</div>
     
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    By Craig Shultz
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    ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Two newcomers - Mason Raymond andJason Jaffray - each scored their first career goal as theVancouver Canucks snapped a two-game losing streak by downingthe Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, on Wednesday.


    With the Ducks in the middle of a line change, Jaffray skateddown the right wing and passed to Raymond, who knocked the puckdown and backhanded it past goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere onthe stick side at 17:35 of the first period for a 1-0 lead.

    After Daniel Sedin doubled the lead just 65 seconds later,Jaffray made it 3-0 at 4:54 of the second. From behind the net,Jaffray attempted a pass to the front, but the puck hitGiguere's stick and bounced back to him.


    Jaffray then skated to the doorstep and fired it past Giguere.

    Backup netminder Curtis Sanford, who was filling in for aninjured Roberto Luongo, stopped 33 shots and withstood adesperate rally by the Ducks over the last few minutes to naildown his fourth win of the season.


    Luongo, who missed his second consecutive game with a ribinjury, was not the only notable absence from the Canucks'lineup. Vancouver also was missing center Brendan Morrison, whohad his streak of 542 consecutive games come to an end due to awrist injury that will require surgery later this week.

    Defenseman Chris Pronger got the Ducks on the board at 5:51 ofthe second, when he drilled a slap shot from the left faceoffcircle past a helpless Sanford.


    Pronger assisted on Anaheim's second goal as well when he fedfellow blue-liner Mathieu Schneider for another slapper at 18:29of the third.


    While Morrison was missing his first game in some time, Duckscenter Andy McDonald set a new franchise record by playing inhis 276th consecutive game, surpassing the old mark set bySamuel Pahlsson.
     
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    ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Two newcomers - Mason Raymond andJason Jaffray - each scored their first career goal as theVancouver Canucks snapped a two-game losing streak by downingthe Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, on Wednesday.


    With the Ducks in the middle of a line change, Jaffray skateddown the right wing and passed to Raymond, who knocked the puckdown and backhanded it past goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere onthe stick side at 17:35 of the first period for a 1-0 lead.

    After Daniel Sedin doubled the lead just 65 seconds later,Jaffray made it 3-0 at 4:54 of the second. From behind the net,Jaffray attempted a pass to the front, but the puck hitGiguere's stick and bounced back to him.


    Jaffray then skated to the doorstep and fired it past Giguere.

    Backup netminder Curtis Sanford, who was filling in for aninjured Roberto Luongo, stopped 33 shots and withstood adesperate rally by the Ducks over the last few minutes to naildown his fourth win of the season.


    Luongo, who missed his second consecutive game with a ribinjury, was not the only notable absence from the Canucks'lineup. Vancouver also was missing center Brendan Morrison, whohad his streak of 542 consecutive games come to an end due to awrist injury that will require surgery later this week.

    Defenseman Chris Pronger got the Ducks on the board at 5:51 ofthe second, when he drilled a slap shot from the left faceoffcircle past a helpless Sanford.


    Pronger assisted on Anaheim's second goal as well when he fedfellow blue-liner Mathieu Schneider for another slapper at 18:29of the third.


    While Morrison was missing his first game in some time, Duckscenter Andy McDonald set a new franchise record by playing inhis 276th consecutive game, surpassing the old mark set bySamuel Pahlsson.
     
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    NHL: VANCOUVER at ANAHEIM

    <div class="pre">CORRECTION

    NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    VANCOUVER 2 1 0 3
    ANAHEIM 0 1 1 2 FINAL

    GOAL SCORING:

    1ST PRD: VAN - MASON RAYMOND 1 (JASON JAFFRAY, AARON MILLER) 17:35
    VAN - DANIEL SEDIN 12 (UNASSISTED) 18:40
    2ND PRD: VAN - JASON JAFFRAY 1 (TAYLOR PYATT, MASON RAYMOND) 4:54
    ANA - CHRIS PRONGER 5 (COREY PERRY, CHRIS KUNITZ) 5:51
    3RD PRD: ANA - TODD BERTUZZI 3 (MATHIEU SCHNEIDER, CHRIS PRONGER)
    18:29 (WITH EXTRA ATTACKER)

    POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: VAN - 0 OF 4, ANA - 0 OF 2.

    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    VAN 8 11 1 20
    ANA 5 14 16 35

    GOALIES: VAN - CURTIS SANFORD
    ANA - JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE

    OFFICIALS: REF - DON VAN MASSENHOVEN, JUSTIN ST. PIERRE
    LIN - DARREN GIBBS, STEVE BARTON

    ATT: 17,174</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">------------------------------------
    Vancouver 2 1 0 --3
    Anaheim 0 1 1 --2
    ------------------------------------

    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Mason Raymond 1 (Jason Jaffray,
    Aaron Miller), 17:35. 2, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 12 (Unassisted),
    18:40.

    SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Vancouver, Jason Jaffray 1 (Taylor Pyatt,
    Mason Raymond), 4:54. 4, Anaheim, Chris Pronger 5 (Corey Perry, Chris
    Kunitz), 5:51. Penalties: R Getzlaf, Ana (hooking), 0:56; M
    Schneider, Ana (hooking), 9:10; C Perry, Ana (hooking), 11:26; M
    Naslund, Van (hooking), 11:49; S Pahlsson, Ana (holding served by T
    Bertuzzi), 12:32; M Brown, Van (double minor roughing), 16:43; T Moen,
    Ana (double minor roughing), 16:43.

    THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Todd Bertuzzi 3 (Mathieu
    Schneider, Chris Pronger), 18:29 (with extra attacker). Penalties: L
    Krajicek, Van (hooking), 3:51; R Kesler, Van (holding), 10:27.

    Shots on goal:
    ---------------------------------------
    Vancouver 8 11 1 --20
    Anaheim 5 14 16 --35
    ---------------------------------------

    Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 0 of 4, Anaheim - 0 of 2. Goalies
    : Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (35 shots, 33 saves; record: 4-1-0).
    Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (20 shots, 17 saves; record: 12-9-2).
    A: 17,174. Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Justin St. Pierre.
    Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Steve Barton.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">-----------------------------------------
    VANCOUVER 2 1 0 --3
    ANAHEIM 0 1 1 --2
    -----------------------------------------

    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Mason Raymond 1 (Jason Jaffray,
    Aaron Miller), 17:35. 2, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 12 (Unassisted),
    18:40.

    SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Vancouver, Jason Jaffray 1 (Taylor Pyatt,
    Mason Raymond), 4:54. 4, Anaheim, Chris Pronger 5 (Corey Perry, Chris
    Kunitz), 5:51. Penalties: R Getzlaf, Ana (hooking), 0:56; M
    Schneider, Ana (hooking), 9:10; C Perry, Ana (hooking), 11:26; M
    Naslund, Van (hooking), 11:49; S Pahlsson, Ana (holding served by T
    Bertuzzi), 12:32; M Brown, Van (double minor roughing), 16:43; T Moen,
    Ana (double minor roughing), 16:43.

    THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Todd Bertuzzi 3 (Mathieu
    Schneider, Chris Pronger), 18:29 (with extra attacker). Penalties: L
    Krajicek, Van (hooking), 3:51; R Kesler, Van (holding), 10:27.

    Shots on goal:
    ----------------------------------------
    VANCOUVER 8 11 1 --20
    ANAHEIM 5 14 16 --35
    ----------------------------------------

    Power-play Conversions: VAN - 0 of 4, ANA - 0 of 2. Goalies :
    Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (35 shots, 33 saves; record: 4-1-0).
    Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (20 shots, 17 saves; record: 12-9-2).
    A: 17,174. Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Justin St. Pierre.
    Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Steve Barton.

    INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

    VANCOUVER ANAHEIM
    G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
    A Burrows 0 0 even 0 C Perry 0 1 +1 1
    B Ritchie 0 0 even 0 M Schneider 0 1 +2 5
    T Linden 0 0 even 0 C Kunitz 0 1 +1 2
    R Kesler 0 0 even 1 R Getzlaf 0 0 +1 4
    M Naslund 0 0 -1 2 B Sutherby 0 0 -1 4
    M Ohlund 0 0 +1 1 D Miller 0 0 even 1
    D Sedin 1 0 even 2 A McDonald 0 0 even 3
    A Edler 0 0 +2 1 S O'Donnell 0 0 -1 1
    M Cooke 0 0 -1 1 T Marchant 0 0 -1 4
    J Jaffray 1 1 +2 3 F Beauchemin 0 0 -2 3
    H Sedin 0 0 -1 2 B May 0 0 even 0
    A Miller 0 1 even 0 C Pronger 1 1 +1 5
    M Brown 0 0 even 1 S Pahlsson 0 0 -1 1
    L Krajicek 0 0 -1 1 T Moen 0 0 -2 0
    S Salo 0 0 even 3 J DiPenta 0 0 -2 0
    W Mitchell 0 0 even 0 T Bertuzzi 1 0 +1 1
    T Pyatt 0 1 +2 1 R Niedermayer 0 0 -1 0
    M Raymond 1 1 +2 1 S Hnidy 0 0 even 0
    R Luongo RIB INJURY K Huskins KNEE INJURY
    B Morrison WRIST INJURY G Parros HEALTHY
    B Isbister HAMSTRING G Platt HEALTHY
    M Weaver HEALTHY</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
    NHL
    VANCOUVER 3
    ANAHEIM 2</div>
     
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    ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Two newcomers - Mason Raymondand Jason Jaffray - each scored their first career goal as theVancouver Canucks snapped a two-game losing streak by downingthe Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, on Wednesday.


    With the Ducks in the middle of a line change, Jaffray skateddown the right wing and passed to Raymond, who knocked the puckdown and backhanded it past goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere onthe stick side at 17:35 of the first period for a 1-0 lead.

    "We went in on a 2-on-1," Raymond said. "(Jaffray) made a goodpass to me. All I had to do was to put it in the net. I knewthat Giguere had to go side-to-side, and I put it past him.

    "This goal is one I will always remember, always cherish. Thatpuck is going up on the shelf at home. The most important thingis that the team played well. Getting that first one is a bitof a relief for me. I feel a lot more relaxed now."

    After Daniel Sedin doubled the lead just 65 seconds later,Jaffray made it 3-0 at 4:54 of the second. From behind the net,Jaffray attempted a pass to the front, but the puck hitGiguere's stick and bounced back to him.


    Jaffray then skated to the doorstep and fired it past Giguere.

    "(Taylor) Pyatt was actually going to take a shot on hisbackhand but he saw that I was on my forehand so I just kind ofstole it off his stick," Jaffray said. "I knew that withGiguere, he's a butterfly goalie, so I had to get it upstairs asfast as possible. I just threw it far side and it went overhis blocker.


    "I felt like I could jump five or six feet in the air. It's anunbelievable feeling. It stands as a game-winner now, so it'sdefinitely something I'll be telling my kids about many yearsdown the line."


    Backup netminder Curtis Sanford, who was filling in for aninjured Roberto Luongo, stopped 33 shots and withstood adesperate rally by the Ducks over the last few minutes to naildown his fourth win of the season.


    Anaheim outshot Vancouver, 16-1, in the third period.

    "It just seemed like they were coming in waves," Sanford said."That might have been them getting their legs back coming offthe road trip they were on."


    "(Sanford) played the game of his life tonight," Anaheimdefenseman Mathieu Schneider said. "I thought we had bodies infront, we had deflections. Everything just seemed to be hittinghim in the right spot."


    Sanford credited Raymond and Jaffray for providing a spark.

    "To rely on two guys like that to come up, it's their first gameup in a while, to set a good pace for us was key," Sanfordsaid. "Everybody followed and it's nice when you can play withthe lead too - you can never undermine playing with the lead."

    "Both Jaffray and Mason played a really strong game," Vancouvercoach Alain Vigneault said. "Obviously, they were excited aboutgetting this opportunity and both came through for us andscored important goals. Obviously, Curtis Sanford played agreat game, especially in the third. I thought we were good forthe first two periods, but obviously in the third we werehanging on there. He made big saves."


    Anaheim was playing its first home game after a three-game,four-day road trip.


    "The first period was kind of a weird period," Ducks center RyanGetzlaf said. "We were trying to get our matchups in and itwas tough to get rolling. I thought we did a great job comingout in the last half of the game. The bounces didn't go our wayand they worked a little bit harder than us to get the wintonight."


    "I didn't think that we played poorly, I thought that we lackedexecution in the early part of the game, then we got desperatein the third period," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. "Weplayed more of the kind of hockey that we needed to play in thethird period, but we should have played 60 minutes like that."

    Luongo, who missed his second consecutive game with a ribinjury, was not the only notable absence from the Canucks'lineup. Vancouver also was missing center Brendan Morrison, whohad his streak of 542 consecutive games come to an end due to awrist injury that will require surgery later this week.

    Defenseman Chris Pronger got the Ducks on the board at 5:51 ofthe second, when he drilled a slap shot from the left faceoffcircle past a helpless Sanford.


    Pronger assisted on Anaheim's second goal as well when he fedSchneider for another slapper, which was tipped in by ToddBertuzzi at 18:29 of the third.


    "We put ourselves in a hole," said Schneider of the firstperiod. "I think after that we certainly came out with a lot ofintensity. We needed to play the beginning of the game the waywe finished the game.


    "The third period we just poured it on them. We could haveeasily won that game. It was a little frustrating because Ithought we had a lot of great scoring opportunities."

    Getzlaf said he wasn't surprised to see Vancouver's rookies playwell.


    "There's a whole pile of guys who play in the minors who couldprobably play in the NHL," Getzlaf said. "When teams call thoseguys up, they're more excited than ever. They came out and gotbig goals for their team."


    While Morrison was missing his first game in some time, Duckscenter Andy McDonald set a franchise record by playing in his276th consecutive game, surpassing the old mark set by SamuelPahlsson.
     

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