WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Ryan Kesler scored twice in the third period and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Thursday night to sweep the Western Conference first-round series.
Andrew Cogliano, Emerson Etem and Sam Vatanen - into an empty net - also scored, and Frederik Andersen made 25 saves. The Ducks are the first team to advance to the second round.
Anaheim will face Calgary or Vancouver in the second round. Calgary leads that series 3-1.
The Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise remains without a playoff victory through 15 seasons of its existence.