NHL: Senators host Ducks in Game 3 of Stanley Cup finals
(Sports Network) - The Ottawa Senators will try to get back in the Stanley Cup finals this evening, when they host the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3 at Scotiabank Place.
The Ducks have grabbed a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven series after winning the first two games of the set on their home ice. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday evening in Ottawa.
After posting a 3-2 victory in the series opener on Monday, Anaheim extended its series lead with an impressive 1-0 triumph over the Senators on Wednesday at the Honda Center. Samuel Pahlsson scored the lone goal of Game 2 with less than six minutes remaining to lift the Ducks.
The story for most of the game was Senators netminder Ray Emery, who was assault all evening by an array of Anaheim shots, but would not cave in. That was, until Pahlsson created a turnover in the neutral zone, and turned it into the eventual game-winning goal.
After gaining control of the puck, Pahlsson flew into the Ottawa zone with a full head of steam before hitting the breaks once inside the right circle. From there, he feathered a shot through a defender's legs that beat Emery stick side with 5:44 on the clock.
