Mighty Ducks put Wild in another deep hole

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Anaheim Mighty Ducks didn't need overtime to beat the Minnesota Wild, just an opportunistic penalty kill and another outstanding performance by their unflappable goalie.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere was perfect again, and Kurt Sauer and Rob Niedermayer scored short-handed goals Monday night to lead the Mighty Ducks to a 2-0 victory over the Wild.

Anaheim, which won the opener 1-0 in double overtime, has a 2-0 lead in this unlikely Western Conference final matchup. It is the third straight series this year that the Mighty Ducks have won the opening two games on the road. They are 6-1 away from home in the playoffs.

The series shifts to Anaheim for Game 3 on Wednesday.

If the Wild can't figure out a way to get the puck past Giguere, who made 24 saves, then they won't play another home game in their surprisingly successful third season.

Maybe Minnesota is better off leaving town, since it dropped to 2-6 at Xcel Energy Center in the postseason. The Wild are 6-2 on the road.

Giguere -- who made 24 saves -- hasn't given up a goal in more than 2 1/2 hours of action. He extended his scoreless streak to 153 minutes, 17 seconds, dating to Game 6 against Dallas in the second round -- a span of three games.

Minnesota, which still has the best man-advantage percentage in the playoffs at 15-for-65, was 0-for-5 on the power play in Game 1 and 0-for-3 in this one.