Ducks 2, Thrashers 1

<p>Teemu Selanne scored two goals, Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 shots, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 Wednesday night, setting the NHL's best road record through 15 games.</p><p>Giguere won his ninth straight start for the Ducks, who have won five in a row and have the league's best record (25-3-6). Atlanta lost its third straight after five consecutive wins.</p><p>The Ducks extended their club-record road winning streak to seven and improved to 12-1-2 for 26 points away from home, the most for 15 games in NHL history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings had 25 points (10-0-5).</p><p>Anaheim has won 10 of 11 overall.</p><p>Niko Kapanen scored Atlanta's only goal and Kari Lehtonen stopped 30 shots to keep the Thrashers close.</p><p>Selanne's power-play wrist shot over Lehtonen's glove broke a scoreless tie 15:41 into the second period.</p><p>The Ducks have scored at least one power-play goal in 15 of 17 games and began the night first in the NHL in power-play percentage (22.7).</p><p>The Thrashers' growing frustration peaked at the end of the second period. Giguere stopped a shot as time expired, but Ilya Kovalchuk knocked the deflection into the net to draw a brief angry response from the Ducks. Kovalchuk was escorted off the ice by the officials.</p><p>Atlanta avoided the shutout midway through the third period when Kapanen, charging straight at the net, scored on a pass from Kovalchuk in the right circle to tie it at 1.</p><p>About one minute later, Selanne skated alone into the slot and scored on a pass from Andy McDonald to restore the Ducks' lead.</p><p>Selanne, who recorded his fifth two-goal game of the season, has 19 goals and 43 points this season. He nudged ahead of Atlanta's Marian Hossa for second in the NHL scoring race.</p><p>Notes:@ Thrashers captain and fourth-leading scorer Scott Mellanby was held out with flu symptoms. LW Brad Larsen didn't play due to an upper-body injury. ... Atlanta's Jon Sim and Anaheim's Shane O'Brien were given misconducts 13:57 into the second period. ... Lehtonen was credited with an assist on Kapanen's goal.</p>

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