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J.S. Giguere
Ana. Mighty Ducks
1.25 GAA, .962 save percentage in playoffs
Growing up in Montreal, Jean-Sebastien Giguere watched 20-year-old Patrick Roy lead the Canadiens to the Cup in 1986. Jiggy's performance through five games is reminiscent of his idol's dominating effort 17 years ago.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Petr Sykora
Ana. Mighty Ducks
1 goal, 0 assists, plus-1, 6 shots, 40:40 ice time, 61 shifts
Is Bruneteau, Doraty, Primeau and Sykora the name of a international law firm? No, try the players who ended the four longest games in NHL history. Petr Sykora's goal ended Game 1 nearly six hours after the puck dropped.
Petr Sykora
Jamie Langenbrunner
New Jersey Devils
1 goal, 1 assist, plus-2, 3 shots, 16:04 ice time, 21 shifts
Pat Burns made a clever tweak to get Jamie Langenbrunner and John Madden together on a line. The duo combined for three points, eight shots and a plus-4 in Game 1, and now have 18 points and a plus-12 in the playoffs.
Jamie Langenbrunner
Photo Credits: Giguere (AP), Sykora (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/NHLI), Langenbrunner (Al Bello/Getty Images/NHLI)

 


 
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