Anaheim, Calif. – Travis Moen helped shut down Ottawa’s big three, then scored a goal that trio would have been proud of.
Moen, part of Anaheim’s primary checking unit, took a pass in the slot from Rob Niedermayer and snapped the puck past Ray Emery with 2:51 left, giving the Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Senators in the Stanley Cup finals opener Monday night.
Moen’s fifth of the playoffs came after Ryan Getzlaf’s tying goal 11:25 earlier erased the 2-1 lead Ottawa carried into the third period.
In the first matchup of the teams this season, Moen, along with Niedermayer and Samuel Pahlsson, held Ottawa’s top line of Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley to two assists and handed the Senators their first series-opening loss in these playoffs.
Mike Fisher staked Ottawa to a 1-0 lead in the first period with a power-play goal, and defenseman Wade Redden also scored on the man advantage in the second.
Andy McDonald scored in the first period for the Ducks, who will look to take a 2-0 lead at home on Wednesday night.
