NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Playoff Glance
STANLEY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
New Jersey vs. Anaheim
New Jersey 3, Anaheim 0
New Jersey 3, Anaheim 0
Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2, OT
Anaheim 1, New Jersey 0, OT
Thursday's Game
New Jersey 6, Anaheim 3, New Jersey leads series 3-2
Saturday's Game
New Jersey at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Monday's Game
Anaheim at New Jersey, 8 p.m., if necessary
DEVILS 6, MIGHTY DUCKS 3
Anaheim210--3
New Jersey222--6
First Period--1, Anaheim, Sykora 3 (Oates), :42. 2, New Jersey, Rheaume 1 (Stevenson, Brylin), 3:35. 3, New Jersey, Elias 5 (Rafalski, Gomez), 7:45 (pp). 4, Anaheim, Rucchin 5 (Sykora, Kariya), 12:50. Penalties--Oates, Ana (roughing), 4:34; S.Niedermayer, NJ (roughing), 4:34; Carney, Ana (tripping), 7:03; Stevenson, NJ (roughing), 14:34; Leclerc, Ana (roughing), 17:50.
Second Period--5, New Jersey, Gionta 1 (Pandolfo, S.Niedermayer), 3:12. 6, Anaheim, Pahlsson 2 (R.Niedermayer, Carney), 6:35. 7, New Jersey, Pandolfo 5 (Gionta, Stevens), 9:02. Penalties--Oates, Ana (high-sticking), :18; Chistov, Ana (high-sticking), 6:39.
Third Period--8, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 10 (Rupp, S.Niedermayer), 5:39. 9, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 11 (Gionta), 12:52. Penalties--Salei, Ana (roughing), 11:52; Marshall, NJ (roughing), 11:52.
Shots on goal--Anaheim 12-7-4--23. New Jersey 11-13-13--37.
Power-play Opportunities--Anaheim 0 of 1; New Jersey 1 of 4.
Goalies--Anaheim, Giguere 14-5 (37 shots-31 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 15-7 (23-20).
A--19,040 (19,040). T--2:28.
Referees--Paul Devorski, Bill McCreary. Linesmen--Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak.