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Overtime now Jiggytime Giguere breaks Roy's OT shutout record in Game 3Posted: Saturday May 31, 2003 11:43 PMUpdated: Sunday June 01, 2003 2:08 AM
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Overtime is Jiggy time. When the Mighty Ducks saw the final seconds ticking off with the game tied in regulation Saturday night, they had good reason to feel confident going into the overtime. Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere hadn't allowed a goal in five overtime games this postseason, and he made that six in the Ducks' 3-2 Stanley Cup finals victory over the New Jersey. "We all feel good in overtime because it's exciting. It gets the best out of you," said Giguere, playing in his first NHL postseason. The Anaheim goalie even surpassed his idol. Giguere's overtime scoreless streak of 167 minutes, 48 seconds is the longest in league history. The recently retired Patrick Roy had held the mark at 162:56.
"It's not important," he said, shaking his head. "The important thing was the win." He's been exceptional in extra periods during the postseason, including the Ducks' 2-1 win in three overtimes in the opening game of the first round against Detroit, and in the five-overtime victory over Dallas to begin the second round. Anaheim's Paul Kariya said the Ducks obviously have grown confident when they make it to overtime. "We played a lot of one-goal games during the season, then in the playoffs," he said. "If you do it all year long, I guess you just feel comfortable in close games." Giguere made 29 saves in the Game 3 victory that pulled the Ducks within 2-1 in the finals. He made three saves in the overtime, which ended with Ruslan Salei's goal 6:59 into the extra period. "What's important now is the next game," Giguere said. Giguere also added a new wrinkle for the Ducks. A few minutes after Sandis Ozolinsh scored the Ducks' second goal in the second period, the public address announcer corrected the scoring on the play, which initially had Ozolinsh getting an unassisted goal. When it was announced that Giguere should be credited with the assist, the fowl towel-waving crowd of 17,174 erupted and gave the goaltender a brief standing ovation. He raised his stick in acknowledgment. A goalie assist is rare, but New Jersey's Martin Brodeur had one in the Devils' 3-0 victory in Game 1. The Ducks, meanwhile, showed considerably more spark than in their first two games against the Devils. They outshot New Jersey 33-31 after totaling only 32 shots in their two defeats in New Jersey. Although a couple of defensive lapses led to both the Devils' goals in Game 3, the Ducks generally played better in front of Giguere, forechecking considerably better than in the opening two games. Giguere had said heading into Game 3 that the Ducks needed to play with more emotion. Asked if he thought they responded, he smiled and replied, "For sure. Everybody was real emotional. Everybody played a great game tonight and the crowd was just unbelievable. "We're ready to be a good team and we know we can be
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