Ottawa tries to even Stanley Cup series vs Anaheim
The Anaheim Ducks (-130) will aim for a two-game lead in the Stanley Cup finals tonight, when they host the Ottawa Senators (+110) in Game 2 at the Honda Center.
The Ducks rallied for a victory in the series opener on Monday, as they scored twice in the final six minutes of play to post a 3-2 triumph in Anaheim. Ryan Getzlaf tied the game with 5:44 left and Travis Moen notched the game-winner with 2:51 remaining.
Andy McDonald also tallied for the Ducks and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 18 saves in the victory.
Mike Fisher and Wade Redden scored for the Senators, who reached the finals with a 12-3 record. Ray Emery stopped 29 shots in defeat, as Ottawa played its first-ever Stanley Cup finals game since entering the league as an expansion team for the 1992-93 season.
Getzlaf tied the game with 5:44 to play in the third, taking Corey Perry’s feed and skating untouched on the right side before slipping a backhander through Emery’s pads.
Moen picked up the go-ahead goal with 2:51 remaining, when he corralled a rolling puck on a centering feed by Rob Niedermayer, and buried a shot to the far side.
After tonight’s contest, the best-of-seven series will shift to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4. The teams will meet at Scotiabank Place for the third meeting of this series on Saturday evening.
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Stanley Cup Tips: This is a toss-up series. Take the more physical Ducks on a tough call. It could go seven games.
