ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After sustaining a 7-1 drubbing in Game 6 that ensured this second-round best-of-7 series would go the distance, the Anaheim Ducks showed veteran poise to take Game 7 over the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Wednesday night to move on to the Western Conference finals.
After losing four straight Game 7s at home, the Ducks got off to an ignominious start at Honda Center when the Oilers' Drake Caggiula opened the scoring 3:31 into the game. But Anaheim mostly controlled the puck and the pace after the first intermission, besting the inexperienced Oilers.