Brendan Shanahan NHL Vice President of Sweet Justice ruled that Justin Abdelkader's hit on Toni Lydman in Game 3 was "a high, violent check with significant contact to the head, that caused an injury"

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After giving up a devastating goal in OT on Thursday, the Ducks came back to score another four goals in order to take a 2-1 series lead over the Detroit Red Wings.

In Game 2, Anaheim mounted an incredible comeback over the Detroit Red Wings in the third period only to lose the game in the beginning minutes of OT. The series shifts back to Detroit and the unfriendly confines of Guantanamo Bay-er-Joe Louis Arena

Anaheim's former Hart Trophy winner has seemingly disappeared. What the hell happened?

In the midst of the first round of the playoffs, I'm going to need way more than therapy.

It was a CRAZY game, and was just shy of being one for the ages as the Ducks started like crap, came back from a three goal third period deficit, pushed the game to OT but still fell 5-4, tying the series at one.

The Ducks played a Hell of a game Tuesday night to take a 1-0 series lead and prove that they still CAN be the team that started the year 13-1 at home. The question now becomes, can they keep that pace up?

According to the rest of the team. (Allen Iverson called, and he wants his name back).

The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 3-1 to take a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Nick Bonino, Teemu Selanne, and Francois Beauchemin scored for Anaheim.