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Beauchemin signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the Ducks through the 2008-09 season. The defenseman joined the Ducks with Tyler Wright in a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Sergei Fedorov on Nov. 15, 2005. |
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Beauchemin scored eight goals with 26 assists for 34 points in 61 games with the Ducks last season, after getting only two assists in 11 games with the Blue Jackets. |
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O'Brien signed a one-year contract with the Ducks on Thursday to return to the team. One of the top prospects in Anaheim's minor league system, the defenseman may see time with the Ducks this season. |
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O'Brien scored eight goals and added 33 assists with 287 penalty minutes in 77 games for Portland of the AHL last season. He led all AHL defenseman in playoff scoring with six goals and 16 assists with 81 penalty minutes. |
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Kunitz signed a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. Kunitz was claimed on waivers by Atlanta last Oct. 4, and was scoreless in two games for the Thrashers last season. The Ducks, who originally signed him as a free agent in April 2003, reclaimed him on Oct. 18. |
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Kunitz set club rookie records last season for goals (19), assists (22), and shots (149) while appearing in 67 games for Anaheim. The 26-year-old Kunitz added three goals and five assists in Anaheim's 16 postseason games. |
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McDonald signed a three-year contract on Wednesday to remain with the Anaheim Ducks. The 28-year-old center had career highs in goals (34) and assists (51) last season while playing in all 82 regular-season games. He led the team with seven game-winning goals and scored two goals and seven assists in 16 playoff games. |
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McDonald has 61 goals and 104 assists in 276 career games with Anaheim. |
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Edmonton traded Pronger to Anaheim on Monday for right wing Joffrey Lupul, defenseman Ladislav Smid and three future draft picks. After the Oilers lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals to Carolina last month, Pronger requested a trade, citing personal reasons. The 31-year-old defenseman had five goals and 16 assists during 24 postseason games and 12 goals and 44 asssists during the regular season. |
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Pronger, the 2000 NHL MVP with St. Louis, signed a $31.25 million, five-year contract with Edmonton last summer. He has 106 goals and 350 assists during 802 career games spanning 12 seasons. |
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The Bruins bought out the final year of Green's contract Friday. Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, Green will receive two-thirds of what he would've earned next season and will become an unrestricted free agent Saturday. The 35-year-old Boston center was scheduled to earn $700,000, but will receive $462,000. |
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Green, who twice has scored 25 goals in a season, had just 10 in 82 games with the Bruins in 2005-06. The 13-year veteran has 192 goals and 453 points in 939 games with the New York Islanders, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston. |
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The Anaheim Mighty Ducks re-signed Selanne to a one-year contract Tuesday. The right-winger was a key in helping Anaheim make a surprising run to the Western Conference Finals last season, leading the Ducks with 14 points in 16 playoff games. "This is a player who wanted to stay," Anaheim general manager Brian Burke said. "He made some concessions financially to do that and we're grateful." |
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Selanne had 40 goals and 50 assists in 80 games last season. He also led Anaheim in goals, points (90), power play goals (18) and power play points (40). His 90 points were the most he'd scored in a single season since he tallied 107 in 1998-99. |
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Bryzgalov made 40 saves for the Mighty Ducks in a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday to clinch a berth in the Western Conference finals. The 25-year-old goaltender allowed four goals in the four-game series sweep for Anaheim. |
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Bryzgalov is one of the hottest goaltenders in the NHL with a 6-1 record, 0.87 GAA, three shutouts and a .967 save percentage. |
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The Anaheim Mighty Ducks took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche with a 4-3 overtime victory Tuesday night, but Bryzgalov had his scoreless streak end at 249 minutes, 15 seconds. That's the second-longest in NHL playoff history, trailing only George Hainsworth's 270:08, set in 1930 for Montreal. |
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Bryzgalov posted three consecutive shutouts before allowing a goal to Colorado's Dan Hinote with 26 seconds left in the first period of Tuesday's win. He blanked Calgary in Game 7 of Anaheim's first-round series, then shut out the Avalanche twice to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. |
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With three consecutive shutouts in the postseason, Bryzgalov faces the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night with a scoreless streak of 229 minutes and 42 seconds. That's the longest postseason streak ever by an NHL rookie. It's the fourth-longest for any goalie. Montreal's George Hainsworth tops the list with a stretch of 270:08 in 1930. |
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Bryzgalov shut out Calgary in Game 7 of Anaheim's first-round series, then blanked the Avalanche twice to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. The last goaltender to post three straight shutouts in the playoffs is teammate Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who turned the trick during Anaheim's run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2003. |
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Bryzgalov recorded his third straight shutout, making 22 saves as Anaheim won 3-0 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead over Colorado in their semifinal series. The rookie netminder shut down Calgary in Game 7 of their first-round series, then has held the Avalanche scoreless for 120:00 so far, making 51 saves through the first two games. |
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Anaheim's starter in the regular season, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, was inconsistent in the first few playoff games, turning the job over to Bryzgalov, who has been stellar. He is the first rookie to record three straight postseason shutouts since Frank McCool did it for Toronto in 1945. |
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Bryzgalov made 21 saves in his second start of the Western Conference playoffs to help Anaheim beat Calgary 2-1 on Monday and force Game 7. The Mighty Ducks' goaltender, who got the nod over starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere, has allowed just three goals in his two starts. He has made three appearances in the series, posting an impressive 1.08 goals-against average and a .958 save percentage. |
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Bryzgalov was 13-12-1 during the regular season with a 2.51 GAA. |
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Niedermayer scored the game-winning goal in Monday's 2-1 win over Calgary forcing Game 7 in the Western Conference quarterfinal series. The Mighty Ducks' defenseman tallied the power-play goal with 5:37 remaining in the game. Niedermayer has two goals and three assists in the series. |
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Niedermayer had 13 goals and 50 assists for a career-high 50 points during the regular season. |
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Fedoruk has been cleared to play in Saturday's first-round matchup against Calgary after being released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon. The Mighty Ducks' forward was being held for observation after he spit up blood following a collison in Tuesday's game. According to the team, he has a bruise to his upper body. |
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Fedoruk had four goals and 19 assists in 76 regular season games. |
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Giguere made 22 saves in his return to Anaheim's lineup on Sunday, helping his team beat Calgary 4-3 in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. The Mighty Ducks' goaltender missed Friday's overtime loss because of a lower-body injury. |
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Giguere, the Conn Smythe winner as the playoff MVP in 2003, posted a 30-15-11 record during the regular season with a 2.66 goals-against average. |
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Giguere was scratched from the Mighty Ducks' playoff opener, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Flames on Friday, because of an undisclosed injury that occurred earlier in the week. |
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Giguere, the 2003 playoff MVP when the Ducks made it to the Stanley Cup finals, practiced earlier Friday but didn't take part in the pregame warmup and is listed as day-to-day. The eight-year veteran went 30-15-11 with a 2.66 GAA and two shutouts during the regular season. Ilya Bryzgalov started in Giguere's place, and made 28 saves. |
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Bryzgalov got the start in the Ducks' playoff opener, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Flames on Friday, because starting goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere was scratched from the lineup because of an undisclosed injury that occurred earlier in the week. Giguere is listed as day-to-day. |
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Bryzgalov stopped 28 shots in the loss, the first playoff game of his career. The third-year veteran went 13-12-1 with a 2.51 GAA and one shutout during the regular season. |
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Selanne scored his 40th goal of the season -- a game-winner at 10:56 of the third period -- in the Mighty Ducks' 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday. The teams will meet in the first round of the playoffs. |
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Selanne finished the season with 90 points, the most he's garnered in a campaign since he had 107 with Anaheim in 1998-99. Over his last 17 games, the 35-year-old Anaheim winger has 11 goals and 17 assists. |
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Selanne had two goals and two assists in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Kings. The Mighty Ducks' forward has 22 points in the last 10 games. |
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Selanne has 38 goals and 46 assists in 73 games this season. |
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Selanne scored two goals and added an assist for the Mighty Ducks in a 5-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday. He is riding a five-game point-scoring streak, which includes four goals and three assists in the last two games. He has four goals and eight assists in the five-game streak. |
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Selanne has scored 33 goals and 74 points in 68 games for the Mighty Ducks this season. |