Posted at 12:51 p.m., Sunday, May 20, 2007
Ducks top Red Wings, take 3-2 conference finals lead
Associated Press
DETROIT — Teemu Selanne scored 11:57 into overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday and a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals.The Red Wings were within a minute of winning in regulation, but Scott Niedermayer's deflected shot fluttered over Dominik Hasek's glove on a power play to tie it with 47.3 seconds left.
Anaheim can advance to its second Stanley Cup finals appearance with a win at home on Tuesday night. If Game 7 is necessary, it will be played in Detroit on Thursday. Eastern Conference champion Ottawa, which eliminated Buffalo on Saturday, awaits the winner.
Detroit had a man advantage midway through overtime, but couldn't get the puck past Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who improved to 12-1 after regulation in the playoffs.
Andreas Lilja, who scored Detroit's lone goal, turned the puck over in front to Selanne, who sent a backhanded shot over a sprawling Hasek.
