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Round Two: Calgary Flames v. Anaheim Ducks

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NHL.com wrote:The Calgary Flames have answered challenges all season long. Now, in their Western Conference Second Round series against the Anaheim Ducks, comes another big one.

The Ducks were the top team in the Western Conference, giving them home-ice advantage in the series. And that's proven to be a tremendous advantage.

The Flames have lost 20 straight regular-season games at Honda Center (0-15-5), and two of three games in the building when the teams played in the first round of the 2006 playoffs.

But just because the Ducks have dominated the Flames at home doesn't mean they'll dominate this series.

"They're a team that never quits," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said Sunday. "The minute you think you've got them they apply an awful lot of pressure … we know their capabilities and we know the fact they never quit. It's going to be a 60-minute game on both sides."

The teams have a number of similarities, among them remarkable resilience. The Ducks had an NHL-high 12 wins when trailing after two periods; the Flames were third with 10.

That trend played out in each team's first-round series. The Ducks trailed entering the third period in the first three games of their four-game sweep against the Winnipeg Jets. The Ducks became the first team in playoff history to win three games in a row when trailing after two periods.

The Flames started their six-game series win against the Vancouver Canucks trailing 1-0 in the third period of Game 1 but scored twice in the third to win it, capped by defenseman Kris Russell's goal with 29.6 seconds left. In Game 6, the Flames trailed 3-0 less than 10 minutes into the game and 4-3 entering the third period but scored four goals in the final 20 minutes to win it 7-4.

"We just find another gear in the third," Flames forward David Jones said after Game 1. "I'm not sure what it is; we just kind of buckle down. I think because we've done it so much this year we kind of get the ball rolling and it's just got better and better all season. We're definitely not uncomfortable in that spot."

Each team also depends on its top line for production. Left wing Corey Perry led the Ducks in goals (three) and points (seven) in the first round, and center Ryan Getzlaf had four points and a plus-3 rating averaging 22:26 of ice time per game, second among forwards.

Calgary's top line of Jiri Hudler (three), Sean Monahan (two) and Johnny Gaudreau (two) scored seven of its 18 goals against the Canucks.

The Ducks won a seven-game series in 2006.
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I'm on the Flames bandwagon the rest of the postseason. Do it, Cal-Gary!

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Ducks in 6. This should be a great series to watch.

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Just from the Cinderella standpoint, I'll pick Flames in 7.
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Missed the game last night, but wow, 6-1 Ducks. That sounds like a spanking.

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I'd love to see the Flames go a long way, I just don't think they stand a chance against the Ducks. Should they win, I don't think they stand a chance against the Hawks.
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Ducks in 4. They have the easiest path to the 3rd round of all the teams in the playoffs.

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Kerfuffle wrote:Ducks in 4. They have the easiest path to the 3rd round of all the teams in the playoffs.
No $hit.

Makes you wonder if the Blues implosion would be occurring if we got the Jets and freakin Flames in the first two rounds.

All us Blues fans would be praising the heavens as to the team that finally arrived. Then we'd arrive to the Conference finals against either the Hawks or Wild.
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WaukeeBlues wrote:
Kerfuffle wrote:Ducks in 4. They have the easiest path to the 3rd round of all the teams in the playoffs.
Makes you wonder if the Blues implosion would be occurring if we got the Jets and freakin Flames in the first two rounds.
Blues probably would have lost to the Jets with the lack of heart. The Ducks kept beating them after surrendering leads - multiple times in a couple games. Something the Blues seemed incapable of doing during these playoffs.
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Cal-GARY pulls one out in overtime!

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What a finish to Game 3!
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There were great saves at both ends during the 3rd and OT. Great finish!

Still not convinced Calgary didn't score on the no-goal due to lack of a good camera angle.
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The Flames lost 3-2 in OT in Anaheim, after playing valiantly, undermanned without Giordano, and playing against a stacked, veteran team. Next year they'll surprise a lot of people.

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Good on the Flames for a playoff run that nobody predicted.

Having said that, I'm really glad the Ducks closed it out and got that series over with. Now they have a chance to rest a little bit and watch some tape before facing the Blackhawks.
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