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Anaheim captain Scott Niedermayer, upper left, celebrates his series-winning goal against Vancouver with teammates on Thursday. The Ducks won 2-1 to capture the series in five games and advance to the Western Conference finals.

Alexandre Burrows drew the Canucks even with 8:57 remaining in regulation. Samuel Pahlsson gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead with his goal 14 seconds into the second period when he jumped on a loose puck and poked it past Luongo, who was on his knees inside the net after being pushed back by Travis Moen’s stick. It was Pahlsson’s first goal of the postseason

On Burrows’ tying goal, Brandon Reid intercepted Joe DiPenta’s clearing pass along the left boards and passed to Josh Green. Giguere stopped Green’s slap shot, but Burrows was there for the rebound.

The overtime was the sixth for the Canucks in this year’s playoffs, including winning in the fourth OT against Dallas in their first postseason game. Luongo made 72 saves in that 5-4 victory.

The Canucks had a two-man advantage for 1:32 after penalties to Corey Perry and Francois Beauchemin. But Giguere stopped all four shots Vancouver during the 5-on-3 power play, and Sami Salo’s shot hit the post.

Luongo was under constant pressure through the first period, but vacuumed up everything the Ducks threw at him to keep it scoreless. Anaheim got off six shots in the opening couple of minutes, and finished the period with a 17-6 edge.

Among his 17 saves, Luongo was able to smother the puck on Sean O’Donnell’s breakaway as time was running out in the opening period.

Notes: The Ducks were eliminated 4-1 by Edmonton in last year’s Western Conference finals. After the season, Anaheim acquired D Chris Pronger from the Oilers. ... The Ducks made the Stanley Cup finals in 2003, when the New Jersey Devils beat them in Game 7. ... Anaheim’s penalty-killing unit has allowed only three goals in 56 short-handed situations during the postseason, and none in 33 at home. ... Six of the Ducks’ eight playoff wins have been decided by one-goal margins.

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