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Anaheim captain Scott Niedermayer raises the Stanley Cup after his team's 6-2 Game 5 win over Ottawa on Wednesday. Niedermayer also was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as most valuable player of the playoffs.

Anaheim is the first West Coast city to lay claim to the silver chalice since Victoria of the Western Canada Hockey League defeated Montreal in 1925, two years before NHL clubs began exclusively playing for the Cup.

“Their perseverance and determination in defeating the Ottawa Senators is a testament to the greatness of California’s world-class sports teams,” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

McDonald scored just after the first half of a 5-on-3 penalty expired, and Rob Niedermayer doubled the lead with a streak down the right side. He blew past Mike Comrie and backhanded a shot in off Emery with 2:19 left in the period.

Alfredsson made it 2-1 at 11:27 of the second, but Phillips’ big mistake put the life back in the building. While being chased behind the net, Phillips pushed a pass as he came out the left side. The puck went into Emery’s skates and found its way in with 4:16 left in the period.

It was shades of Edmonton defenseman Steve Smith, who short-circuited the Oilers’ chances for a “three-peat” in 1986 when he put the puck in off the left skate of Grant Fuhr in the third period of Game 7 of the Smythe Division finals.

But Alfredsson renewed Ottawa’s hope with a short-handed goal with 2:22 left. The good feeling was soon dashed when Beauchemin ripped a long shot past Emery 50 seconds later during the same power play.

Moen made it 5-2 with his second of the game and Corey Perry gave the Ducks a four-goal lead with 3 minutes remaining.

Emery never looked comfortable in net, allowing six goals on 18 shots. Jason Spezza scored 34 goals in the regular season, but had none in the finals.

“I knew if I didn’t play better it would be tough for us to win,” Spezza said. “It’s extremely disappointing to come this far and lose.”

Notes: The Niedermayers are the first brothers since Brent and Duane Sutter of the Islanders in 1983 to win the Cup as teammates. ... Pronger owns the only successful penalty-shot goal in finals history. ... Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. sipped beer in the victorious dressing room.

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