ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – A decade after Ryan Getzlaf raised the Stanley Cup for the first and only time, the Anaheim Ducks captain appears to be extremely eager to hoist it above his head again.
Getzlaf’s spectacular postseason hit a new high point Wednesday when he figured in every goal for the Ducks in their 4-3 overtime win at Edmonton, getting two goals and two assists as Anaheim evened its thoroughly entertaining second-round series.
Snatching two victories from the teeth of a frenzied Canadian crowd is a remarkable achievement, but Getzlaf has the perspective of experience when he looks at where the Ducks are sitting as they head into Game 5 at Honda Center on Friday night (10:30 p.m. EDT, NBCSN).
“We haven’t done anything yet,” Getzlaf said Thursday after the Ducks returned to Orange County. “It’s all about our response for Game 5.”
The home team hasn’t won yet in this series, and the Oilers are 4-1 in California during their impressive return to the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring. Although the Ducks pulled even with Edmonton by remaining unbeaten on the road in these playoffs, Anaheim has never overcome a 2-0 deficit to win a playoff series.