Calgary 5, Anaheim 2
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 7, 2012
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Mike Hasenfratz, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Jay Sharrers, Shane Heyer
Attendance:
19289
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FLAMES 5, DUCKS 2: Akim Aliu scored his first two NHL goals and defensemen Jay Bouwmeester and Anton Babchuk scored 25 seconds apart late in the second period to break a tie as host Calgary spoiled what could have been Teemu Selanne’s final game.
Selanne, 41, is expected to decide by July 1 whether to return to the Ducks for a 20th NHL season. He ranks 12th all-time with 663 goals and 19th overall with 1,406 points.
Selanne played all 82 games this season.
Anaheim’s Bobby Ryan scored twice and finished with 31 goals, marking his fourth straight 30-goal campaign.
Aliu, a native of Nigeria, made it 1-0 when his centering pass from the sideboards bounced off Anaheim defenseman Luca Sbisa’s skate and past goaltender Jonas Hiller at the four-minute mark.
Ryan tied it with a power-play goal when his one-timer from the point off Ryan Getzlaf’s feed found its way through Henrik Karlsson’s pads at 13:33 of the second period.
Bouwmeester’s shot from the point made it through a maze of players at 19:17 and Babchuk’s point blast beat Hiller short side at 19:42.
Aliu's second goal came when he was stationed about 20 feet in front Hiller and had a Bouwmeester shot carom off his body at 7:24 of the third period to make it 4-1.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Calgary captain Jarome Iginla played his 82nd game, the fifth straight season he’s played every contest. … Anaheim’s Andrew Cogliano played his 410th straight game and has yet to miss a contest in his five-year career. … Ryan joined Selanne and Paul Kariya as the only Ducks to register four straight 30-goal seasons. … Hiller played in his NHL-leading 73rd game. … Selanne led the Ducks with 66 points this season. … Lee Stempniak also scored for Calgary. … Karlsson won his first game of the season after going 0-4-2 in his first six.
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Calgary |
|
Bobby Ryan 2 |
Points |
Akim Aliu 2 |
|
Bobby Ryan 2 |
Goals |
Akim Aliu 2 |
|
Ryan Getzlaf 1 |
Assists |
Jay Bouwmeester 1 |
|
Bobby Ryan 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jonas Hiller .783 |
Save Percentage |
Henrik Karlsson .920 |
|
Jonas Hiller 18 |
Saves |
Henrik Karlsson 23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
25 |
2 |
1-5 |
3-3 |
16 |
26 |
| Calgary
|
23 |
5 |
0-3 |
4-5 |
20 |
33 |
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