Hollywood Hockey
With the series tied at two apiece, the series headed back to Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. The two teams fighting for bragging rights in the State of California.
The first was scoreless thanks to Sharks tender Tim Thomas as he was out-shot 7-2 over the first twenty.
The Ducks opened the scoring just 1:23 into the second as Matt Moulson tipped home a Shea Weber point shot on the powerplay. San Jose got that one back just over six minutes later as they would get a powerplay marker of their own from Tyler Seguin on a beauty passing play between himself, Jonathan Toews and Jeff Skinner that saw Seguin left wide open at the side of the Ducks net for an easy tip in. The Ducks regained the lead before the end of the second as Cam Atkins scored at 17:45 as he converted a two on one with Logan Couture. Shots after 40 were, 18-14 Ducks.
Joe Colborne would get his first of the play-offs from Jake Gardiner and Cam Atkinson at 10:48 of the third as he got the rebound off of a blocked shot and fired the biscuit through a screen of players past Tim Thomas snuffing out any hope of a come back for the Sharks. Game six will be in San Jose on Sunday.
MOLSON'S 3 STARS:
1 - Cam Atkinson (Ana)..... 1 goal, 1 assist, +2
2 - Logan Couture (Ana).... 2 assists, +2, 3 shots
3 - Tuukka Rask (Ana)........ 23 saves on 24 shots
Reporting For The WCHL Network...
Peter Puck
