Ducks Ice Down Flames

Paul Kariya scored twice and Teemu Selanne continued his assault on the 50-goal mark to lead the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.

Selanne scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal to give him six goals in his last three games. The all-star forward, who tied Washington's Peter Bondra for the league goal-scoring title with 52 last year, is bidding to score at least 50 for the third straight season.

Selanne also had two assists to give him 94 points, moving him past Philadelphia's Eric Lindros for second in league scoring.

Kariya added his 32nd and 33rd goals, and also had an assist. That gave him 91 points, the fourth-highest total in the NHL.

The victory gave Anaheim a little breathing room in the race for fourth place in the Western Conference. The Mighty Ducks now have 77 points, four more than fifth-place St. Louis, which lost to Chicago.

Calgary lost for only the third time in its last 11 games and was tied with Edmonton for the eighth and final spot in the conference playoff race. Both teams have 28 wins and 67 points.

With the Flames' loss, the Colorado Avalanche clinched the Northwest Division championship.

Kariya scored his first goal at 15:25 of the first period, beating Flames goaltender Fred Brathwaite with a 20-footer from the slot.

Anaheim broke the game open with two goals in a francise-record 12 seconds in the second period.

Selanne scored at 18:07 of the period on a 25-footer that beat Brathwaite on the stick side. Jim Nielsen scored at 18:19 when he took a pass from behind the Calgary net and scored on a 10-footer as he was falling down.

The old Mighty Ducks' record for the two fastest goals was 13 seconds on Dec. 13, 1996, when former Duck J.F. Jomphe scored twice against Washington.

Kariya scored his second goal at 7:10 of the third period on a 15-footer to give Anaheim a four-goal lead.

Calgary cored its goal at 11:22 of the period while skating with a two-man advantage. Valeri Bure beat Anaheim goaltender Guy Hebert with a slap shot from the top of the slot.

Anaheim got the goal back at 17:23 when Jim McKenzie tipped in a pass from Johan Davidsson at the right corner of the Calgary net.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Paul Kariya scored twice and Teemu Selanne continued his assault on the 50-goal mark to lead the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.

Selanne scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal to give him six goals in his last three games. The all-star forward, who tied Washington's Peter Bondra for the league goal-scoring title with 52 last year, is bidding to score at least 50 for the third straight season.

Selanne also had two assists to give him 94 points, moving him past Philadelphia's Eric Lindros for second in league scoring.

Kariya added his 32nd and 33rd goals, and also had an assist. That gave him 91 points, the fourth-highest total in the NHL.

The victory gave Anaheim a little breathing room in the race for fourth place in the Western Conference. The Mighty Ducks now have 77 points, four more than fifth-place St. Louis, which lost to Chicago.

Calgary lost for only the third time in its last 11 games and was tied with Edmonton for the eighth and final spot in the conference playoff race. Both teams have 28 wins and 67 points.

With the Flames' loss, the Colorado Avalanche clinched the Northwest Division championship.

Kariya scored his first goal at 15:25 of the first period, beating Flames goaltender Fred Brathwaite with a 20-footer from the slot.

Anaheim broke the game open with two goals in a francise-record 12 seconds in the second period.

Selanne scored at 18:07 of the period on a 25-footer that beat Brathwaite on the stick side. Jim Nielsen scored at 18:19 when he took a pass from behind the Calgary net and scoreon a 10-footer as he was falling down.

The old Mighty Ducks' record for the two fastest goals was 13 seconds on Dec. 13, 1996, when former Duck J.F. Jomphe scored twice against Washington.

Kariya scored his second goal at 7:10 of the third period on a 15-footer to give Anaheim a four-goal lead.

Calgary scored its goal at 11:22 of the period while skating with a two-man advantage. Valeri Bure beat Anaheim goaltender Guy Hebert with a slap shot from the top of the slot.

Anaheim got the goal back at 17:23 when Jim McKenzie tipped in a pass from Johan Davidsson at the right corner of the Calgary net.

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