Sunday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim was the site of the most exciting thing in sports, a Game 7, this one between the 2nd seed Anaheim Ducks and the 7th seed Detroit Red Wings. If Detroit won they would advance to the second round to face the 1st seed Chicago Blackhawks. If the Ducks won they would face the San Jose Sharks in the second round.
The first period saw the Wings score first on a goal by Henrik Zetterberg, his third of the series, assisted by Valteri Filppula and Jakub Kindl at the 1:49 mark. The Ducks tied the score at the 13:48 mark on a goal by Emerson Etem, his third of the round, assisted by Francois Beauchemin and Jonas Hiller. Detroit retook the lead on an unassisted shorthanded goal by Justin Abdelkader at 16:37 of the period. The period ended with the score 2-1 for the Wings. Detroit was 0-2 and Anaheim was 0-1 on the powerplay.
The second period featured a goal by Valteri Filppula assisted by Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg at the 13:45 mark. That was the only goal and the period ended with the Wings leading 3-1. There were four penalties in the period that resulted in one powerplay for each team, but neither were able to cash in.
The third period saw the Wings trying to hold a third period lead for the first time in the series. After a delay of game penalty to Henrik Zetterberg at 16:14, the Ducks cashed in on a goal by Francois Beauchemin, his second of the series, assisted by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler to bring the Ducks within one goal. The Ducks pressed for the remaining 3:46, pulling their goalie at one point, but Detroit was able to hold on and earn the 3-2 victory and the 4-3 series win.
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