By virtue of winning their last three games, and 15 of their last 20 contests, the Anaheim Ducks have clinched the No. 4 seed in the NHL playoffs. The Ducks will open their first round series at home against the No. 5 seed Nashville Predators. The full playoff schedule will be announced Sunday night.
Here is a look back at the previous meetings this season between the Ducks (47-30-5) and Predators (44-27-11). Anaheim is 1-2-1 against Nashville this season:
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October 9 (at Nashville): Predators 4, Ducks 1: Steve Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal in Nashville's season opener
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November 7 (at Anaheim): Ducks 5, Predators 4: Paul Mara scored with 1.7 seconds remaining in the third period to give Anaheim their only win over Nashville this season.
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January 5 (at Anaheim): Predators 4, Ducks 1: Saku Koivu scored the only goal for Anaheim
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March 24 (at Nashville): Predators 5, Ducks 4 (OT): Ryan Getzlaf had three assists in the loss
The 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin on Wednesday night.
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