Selanne returns, Ducks win

Posted February 05, 2008 10:00 pm

Associated Press

Teemu Selanne gave the Anaheim Ducks' slumping offense a jolt in his first game of the season.

The 37-year-old Finnish forward put off retirement and rejoined the Ducks on Tuesday night, playing his first game since he and Anaheim won the Stanley Cup last spring. He helped set up Scott Niedermayer's power-play goal in the second period, and the Ducks went on to a 3-0 victory over the sinking New York Islanders.

Selanne paid instant dividends for the Ducks, who had lost six straight (0-5-1) and hadn't scored in their previous two games, when Niedermayer beat Rick DiPietro 2:36 into the second.

Selanne started the play by getting the puck to Chris Pronger at the right point. The Ducks All-Star defenseman faked a shot and slid a pass to Niedermayer -- also an All-Star defenseman -- in the right circle.

Niedermayer wound up and put a shot between DiPietro's pads.

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