2009
Ducks take down Presidents’ Trophy-winning Sharks IN EARNING THEIR franchise-record fourth straight trip to the postseason, the Ducks met up with the rival San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. It was the first time the two California teams had battled in the postseason. In taking down the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Sharks in six games, the Ducks became just the fifth team to upset the NHL’s best regular season team in the first round since the Expansion Era began in 1967-68. The Ducks clinched the series with a deci- sive 4-1 victory at Honda Center in which Jonas Hiller continued to thwart the Sharks with 36 saves. That
series victory advanced
Anaheim to a meeting with another longtime rival, the Detroit Red Wings, in the Western Conference Semifinals. Facing off in the postseason for the fifth time, the Ducks and Wings bat- tled through seven intense games before the Ducks were edged in Game 7 in Detroit on a Dan Cleary goal with three minutes left. The Ducks’ most dramatic win in the duel came when they evened the series in Game 2 on a Todd Marchant goal in triple overtime. Jonas Hiller had 59 saves on the night, the most for the Ducks in a postseason game since J.S. Giguere had 63 on April 10, 2003. Hiller was outstanding the entire postseason, posting a 2.23 goals-against average, .943 save percentage and two shutouts in his Stanley Cup Playoff debut.
Jonas Hiller was a force in net for the Ducks as they upended the Sharks in the first round.
2008 Ducks fall to Stars in six games
PLAYING AS THE fourth seed in the Western Conference and looking to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, the Ducks came up short of that goal by losing to Dallas in six games of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Holding home-ice advantage meant little in the series, as the Stars came to Honda
Center and took the first two games. The Ducks scored four unanswered goals (two from Chris Pronger) in the first 26 minutes of Game 3 in Dallas and held on for a 4-2 victory.
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