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Stars shine bright against Ducks
Dallas, May 04: Rookie Niko Kapanen scored twice as the Dallas Stars chased Giguere, staved off elimination and handed the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim their first lopsided loss of the playoffs, 4-1.
Dallas, May 04: Rookie Niko Kapanen scored twice as the Dallas Stars chased Giguere, staved off elimination and handed the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim their first lopsided loss of the playoffs, 4-1.
Rob DiMaio and Stu Barnes had the other goals for the Stars, who climbed within three games to two in the Western Conference semi-final series. Anaheim will have another chance to wrap it up at home on Monday (May 5). Through their first eight playoff games, no one was able to get a two-goal lead on the Ducks as Giguere compiled a remarkable .960 save percentage and 1.27 goals-against average. But he watched the final period from the bench as top-seeded Dallas built a 3-0 lead.
DiMaio opened the scoring 9:20 into the first period, scoring his first playoff goal in 25 games since the 1999 Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Stu Barnes made it 2-0 exactly five minutes later and Kapanen added a short-handed goal with 1:50 to go in the second period.
Paul Kariya spoiled Marty Turco's shutout bid 4:02 into the third, but Kapanen beat backup Martin Gerber on a breakaway 11 minutes later to cap the scoring.
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Rob DiMaio and Stu Barnes had the other goals for the Stars, who climbed within three games to two in the Western Conference semi-final series. Anaheim will have another chance to wrap it up at home on Monday (May 5). Through their first eight playoff games, no one was able to get a two-goal lead on the Ducks as Giguere compiled a remarkable .960 save percentage and 1.27 goals-against average. But he watched the final period from the bench as top-seeded Dallas built a 3-0 lead.
DiMaio opened the scoring 9:20 into the first period, scoring his first playoff goal in 25 games since the 1999 Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Stu Barnes made it 2-0 exactly five minutes later and Kapanen added a short-handed goal with 1:50 to go in the second period.
Paul Kariya spoiled Marty Turco's shutout bid 4:02 into the third, but Kapanen beat backup Martin Gerber on a breakaway 11 minutes later to cap the scoring.
Bureau Report