Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Ducks win playoff opener
CHICAGO — Adam Edinger's goal with 3:08 left in the third period snapped a tie and lifted the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena in the opener of a best-of-3 Western Conference qualifying playoff series.
Antti-Jussi Niemi added a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who posted a 2-3-0-1 record against the Wolves in the regular season, including 1-2-0-0 at Allstate Arena.
Timo Parssinen and Jarrett Smith each contributed a pair of assists.
NOTE: The Detroit Red Wings assigned right wing Jason Williams to Cincinnati. Williams, 21, had six goals and two assists in 23 games with Detroit. He had a team-high 23 goals and 27 assists in 52 games with Cincinnati this season.
Cincinnati ....... 1-0-2-3
Chicago ....... 0-1-1-2
First period: 1. Cin, Brigley 1 (Smith, Niemi), 6:44.
Second period: 2. Chi, Foster 1 (Brown, Maltais), 4:43.
Third period: 3. Chi, MacKenzie 1 (Weaver), 8:32.4. Cin, Niemi 1 (Parssinen, Smith), 15:01 (ppg).5. Cin, Edinger 1 (Parssinen, Williams), 16:52.
Shots on goal: Cin 14-10-7=31; Chi 16-12-9=37 Power-play opportunities: Cin 1-for-2; Chi 0-for-3. Goalies: Cin, Elliott (37 shots, 35 saves); Chi, Cassivi (58:42; 31 shots, 28 saves). Att: 2,119.
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