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Ducks' Frederik Andersen is a cool customer, even in defeat

The water that runs through the veins of Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen stayed colder than the stuff that was chilled to make the all-too-slushy ice surface of the Honda Center on Tuesday. If he ever flinches it's not while he's wearing his mask and pads and other gear, so stoic and calm is the red-haired Dane while facing the NHL's best shooters and most pressure-packed situations.

Twice he came up with superb saves in sudden-death play to prolong Game 2 of the Ducks' Western Conference final series against the Chicago Blackhawks, once in overtime and again in double overtime, the calmest person in the din of a sellout crowd at a rocking arena.