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Stanley Cup Playoffs 2006

Western Conference Semifinals

Game 1

Mighty Ducks 5 - Avalanche 0

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Colorado Avalanche's Ian Laperriere shoots around Anaheim Mighty Ducks' Todd Fedoruk during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Western Conference semifinal series Friday, May 5, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Anaheim Mighty Ducks' Travis Moen, second from left, tries to make a shot on goal as Colorado Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore protects the goal along with teammate Ian Laperriere, right, as Rob Blake helps on defense during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Western Conference semifinal series, Friday, May 5, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif.  

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(Photo by Joe Mahoney/Rocky Mountain News)

ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 05: Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov #30 of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim protects the goal against the pressure of Ian Laperriere #14 of the Colorado Avalanche during game one of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 5, 2006 at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Colorado's Ian Laperriere and Anaheim's Travis Moen fight at the end of the second period Friday night in Anaheim, Calif. It was about as much fight as the Avalanche showed on offense, losing 5-0 in its Western Conference semifinal opener. The game might be an indicator of a physical best-of-seven series. (Photo by Joe Mahoney/Rocky Mountain News)

ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 5: Travis Moen #32 of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Ian Laperriere #14 of the Colorado Avalanche fight during the second period of game one of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 5, 2006 at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. 

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Colorado Avalanche's Ian Laperriere gets knocked to the ice by Anaheim Mighty Ducks' Travis Moen during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Western Conference semifinal series Friday, May 5, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif. Anaheim won 5-0.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

As the period ended, Laperriere fought with Ducks forward Travis Moen in an attempt to prove that Colorado would not go down without a fight. The result was a 10-minute misconduct penalty, a 2-minute instigator penalty and 5 minutes for fighting. 
"It's a long series and you just try to get some emotion going our way," Laperriere said. 
"That's all I was trying to do there. I sat for 17 minutes. That's a weird feeling. I've never done that in my career, believe it or not." 
--Rocky Mountain News (May 6, 2006)

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