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NHL | Selanne, Ducks top Red Wings

Anaheim's third-period rally knotted the Western Conference finals at two games each.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Teemu Selanne snapped out of his scoring slump with a goal and two assists last night and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings, 5-3, to even their playoff series.

The Ducks tied the Western Conference finals, 2-2, with the best-of-seven series shifting to Detroit for Game 5 on Sunday.

The Ducks built a 3-1 lead in the opening period, lost it in the second, then Ryan Getzlaf scored on a power play with 14 minutes, 36 seconds remaining to put them ahead to stay. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made that lead hold up, finishing with 36 saves.

Corey Perry, Ric Jackman and Selanne had first-period goals as the Ducks scored three times on their first eight shots against Dominik Hasek, who faced 22 shots.

Rob Niedermayer capped the scoring with an empty-net goal with 1:08 remaining.

Daniel Cleary had two goals and an assist against the Ducks, who won despite the absence of defenseman Chris Pronger, serving a one-game suspension for a blow to the head of Tomas Holmstrom in Game 3.

Pronger's 12 points lead Anaheim in the postseason, and he is a finalist for his second Norris Trophy.

Jackman helped fill in for Pronger and scored on his first shot of his initial appearance in a playoff game, making it 2-1 in the opening period.

Selanne's goal was his first in five games.