Goalkeeper Evgeni Nabokov stopped 24-of-25 shots Saturday, leading San Jose to a 4-1 win over Anaheim, spoiling the Ducks' season-opener. A three-goal, first-period outburst easily allowed the Sharks to seize the early momentum, with goals coming from Evgeni Nabokov, Patrick Marleau (shorthanded, unassisted)

Todd Marchant's goal early in the third overtime Sunday gave the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 win over Detroit, evening their semifinal playoff series at a game apiece. Marchant skated down the left side and rifled a wrist shot into the top right corner of the net 75 seconds into the period. Anaheim goaltender

Jonas Hiller stopped 36 shots Monday and the Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose 4-1 to eliminate the top-seeded Sharks in their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne, Francois Beauchemin and Ryan Getzlaf scored for Anaheim against the Sharks, who came into the post-season with the best regular-season record in the NHL after posting franchise records with 117 points and 53 victories. Milan Michalek scored on the power play and Evgeni Nabokov gave up four goals on 32 shots for San Jose. Anaheim, the No.

Jonas Hiller recorded a shutout in the first playoff appearance of his NHL career Thursday, bringing the Anaheim Ducks a 2-0 series-opening win over San Jose. Hiller, who in his second NHL season has replaced Jean-Sebastien Giguere as the Ducks No.

Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne scored shootout goals Friday, giving Anaheim a 4-3 win over Dallas and the final playoff berth in the Western Conference. Just by getting into overtime, the Ducks clinched a post-season spot.