Ducks on Brink of Elimination - Pro Pond Hockey

Monday, May 01, 2006

Ducks on Brink of Elimination

The Anaheim Mighty Ducks need to win Monday night to stay alive in the playoffs - they face the Calgary Flames in Game 6 of their series at home.

Calgary leads the best-of-seven series 3-2. Jarome Iginla scored twice in Game 5 to allow the Flames to maintain home-ice advantage.

Oddsmakers like the Ducks in this one, opening the line at 140 in favor of Anaheim. The OVER/UNDER is set at a low 5.

Calgary won at home against the Mighty Ducks last game as favorites, tallying a score of 3-2. The total went into the books as a push.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed three goals on eight shots before being pulled in favor of Ilya Bryzgalov last game, and if the Ducks are to win tonight they need solid goaltending to match Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff.

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