Nashville Predators vs Anaheim Ducks
10:00 PM ET, April 22, 2011
Honda Center, Anaheim, California
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Corey Perry would just like to point out that somewhere underneath the allegedly dirty hits, the suspensions and the press-conference posturing, there's quite a memorable playoff series going on between the Anaheim Ducks and the Nashville Predators.
A 2-2 series with clutch goals, wild momentum swings and a nasty edge -- which is just the way the Ducks like their hockey.
Anaheim and the Predators will begin the best-of-three finish to their first-round brawl Friday night with Game 5 at Honda Center.
"There's been some big hits, and you've got to fight for every inch on the ice," said Perry, the NHL postseason scoring leader with eight points through four games. "They're a team that likes to play the body, and so do we. It's a great physical series. It's playoff hockey."
Another game led to another suspension Thursday, with Ducks left wing Jarkko Ruutu banned from Game 5 after colliding with Martin Erat during Anaheim's series-evening 6-3 victory in Game 4. Ruutu is a minor contributor to the Ducks, but the Predators lost a much more valuable player: Erat was Nashville's co-scoring leader, but he didn't make the trip to Orange County for Game 5.
A 2-2 series with clutch goals, wild momentum swings and a nasty edge -- which is just the way the Ducks like their hockey.
Anaheim and the Predators will begin the best-of-three finish to their first-round brawl Friday night with Game 5 at Honda Center.
"There's been some big hits, and you've got to fight for every inch on the ice," said Perry, the NHL postseason scoring leader with eight points through four games. "They're a team that likes to play the body, and so do we. It's a great physical series. It's playoff hockey."
Another game led to another suspension Thursday, with Ducks left wing Jarkko Ruutu banned from Game 5 after colliding with Martin Erat during Anaheim's series-evening 6-3 victory in Game 4. Ruutu is a minor contributor to the Ducks, but the Predators lost a much more valuable player: Erat was Nashville's co-scoring leader, but he didn't make the trip to Orange County for Game 5.
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