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• With all-star Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger serving a one-game suspension in Game 4 – for driving Tomas Holmstrom's head into the boards in Game 3 – the pressure was on Scott Niedermayer to play well and play often. Which he did, but surprisingly, Niedermayer did not lead the Ducks in ice time – despite playing 31 shifts and a phenomenal 34 minutes in a 60-minute game. Rather, it was Francois Beauchemin, at 34:29, who logged the most minutes for the depth-challenged Ducks. It should be noted, though, that Ric Jackman, playing his first playoff game this season in place of Pronger, chipped in with a goal despite seeing only 6:37 of ice time. And Joey DiPenta, who usually holds down the well-rested third ‘D' pairing, saw only 8:47 of ice time, but he was out there for a crucial 3-on-5 penalty kill with the score tied 3-3... [read full story]
