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Found March 29, 2012 on HockeyBuzz: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Teemu Selanne,  Jonas Hiller
TEAMS: Anaheim Ducks,  San Jose Sharks
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They say when it's your time to go, it's your time to go. It took until game 77 of 82 for the Anaheim Ducks to officially be eliminated from the NHL playoffs. Even a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks couldn't keep them on life support. Teemu Selanne scored the 106th game-winning goal of his career, Jonas Hiller made 28 saves, and the Ducks decked San Jose in the mouth again, leaving the Sharks...
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