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Brunette's PP goal in first ends Giguere's shutout streak

The Minnesota Wild scored their first goal of the Western Conference finals at 4:37 of the first period in Game 4. Donald Miralle/Getty Images/ NHLI

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere had his playoff shutout streak stopped at 217 minutes, 54 seconds -- the longest since 1951 -- when Minnesota's Andrew Brunette scored 4:37 into the game Friday night.

Brunette deflected a shot by Cliff Ronning on a power play for the Wild's first goal against Giguere in the Western Conference finals. It gave Minnesota a short-lived 1-0 lead.

Anaheim, up 3-0 in the series, came back and tied it on Adam Oates' power-play goal four minutes later.

Giguere's scoreless streak is the fifth-longest in the postseason, and the longest since Montreal's Gerry McNeil went 218:42 in 1951.

Montreal's George Hainsworth had the longest playoff shutout streak, going 270:08 in 1930. Dave Kerr of the New York Rangers is second with a streak of 248:35 in 1937, and Detroit's Norm Smith is third (248:32 in 1936).

 

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