Oilers Beat Ducks for 2-0 Lead in NHL Western Conference Final

Fernando Pisani, Chris Pronger and Michael Peca scored goals as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3-1 to take a two-games-to-none lead in the National Hockey League's Western Conference Finals.
Pisani scored his eighth goal of the playoffs with 2:51 left in the second period to snap a 1-1 tie at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and help Edmonton to its sixth consecutive win.
The Oilers, the eighth seed in the Western Conference, will host the next two games of the best-of-seven series. Game 3 is scheduled for May 23 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, where the Ducks have lost 12 straight games.
Edmonton, the first eighth seed to reach the third round since the NHL's current playoff system was adopted in 1994, is 18-0 all-time when holding a 2-0 lead in a postseason series. The Oilers were last in the conference finals in 1992.
Pronger opened the scoring for the Oilers today, getting a power-play goal with 6:52 left in the opening period.
The Ducks, the sixth seed in the West, tied it 6:12 into the second period on Jeff Friesen's third goal of the playoffs.
Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves for the Oilers, including 10 in the third period. Peca added a short-handed goal with 18 seconds left to give Edmonton its second straight 3-1 win. The Oilers have won 12 of their past 13 games against Anaheim.