Ryan Kesler scored twice in the third period and the Anaheim Ducks beat the host Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Wednesday 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 faces Calgary or Vancouver in the second round. Calgary leads that series 3-1.
The Ducks’ Corey Perry had two more assists to reach six points in the series.