Teemu Selanne's acrobatic goal with 2:41 left in regulation snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to their fourth straight home victory, a 5-2 defeat of the Vancouver Canucks.
Steve Rucchin won a faceoff in the right faceoff circle and tapped the puck to the left of the goal. Selanne lunged forward and managed to get enough of the puck to wrist it between the pads of Vancouver goaltender Kirk Mclean.
Kevin Todd and Paul Kariya added insurance tallies over the final two minutes as the Ducks won for the third time in their last four games. Goaltender Guy Hebert, playing in his 200th game for Anaheim, stopped 37 shots as the Ducks won for the fourth time in their last six games.
Bret Hedican and Mike Ridley had goals for the Canucks, who have
dropped eight of their last 11 games. The Canucks, who fell out
of the eighth playoff spot with the loss, were 0-for-4 on the
power play.
Jon's 3 stars:
1. Paul Kariya
2. Teemu Selanne
3. Markus Naslund
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