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Published on Saturday, April 19, 2008
By J.P. Hoornstra
ANAHEIM - Rob Niedermayer was back on a plane Saturday morning for the first time all month. Not to see a physician, not to take a vacation, but to join his Ducks teammates in Dallas after they kept their season alive with a win in Game 5 of their first-round series Friday night.
Niedermayer's season might have been over after concussion-like symptoms forced him to stay home while the Ducks split two games in Dallas.
The checking-line specialist is still listed as day-to-day, but at least he'll be in the building if cleared to play in Game 6 tonight against the Stars.
Even without Niedermayer, the Ducks turned in their best penalty-killing performance of the playoffs Friday in a must- win game. The Stars were unable to score in seven power- play chances, spanning 13 minutes, as the Ducks won 5-2.
"We could have easily taken ourselves out of the game without the effort of our penalty killers and our goaltending," Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle said
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