Teemu Selanne and Francois Beauchemin scored their first playoff goals 43 seconds apart in the second period as the eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks ousted the NHL Presidents' Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks from the first round with a 4-1 victory on Monday. Jonas Hiller made 36 saves to finish his phenomenal playoff series debut for the Ducks, who won a fight-filled Game 6 clincher in a remarkable playoff upset two years after winning the franchise's only Stanley Cup. With a dynamic offensive effort that negated all the Sharks' physical bluster, Anaheim became the third team to beat a Presidents' Trophy winner in the first round since 2000. Anaheim plays defending champion Detroit in the next round. Blackhawks 4, Flames 1: At Calgary, Alberta, the Chicago Blackhawks won their first playoff series in 13 years, beating Calgary in Game 6 of their first-round Western Conference matchup. Chicago's previous playoff series win was a four-game sweep of Calgary in 1996. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, with Adam Burish and Brian Campbell also scoring. Dustin Byfuglien added an empty-net goal and had two assists. Rookie Kris Versteeg, a Calder Trophy nominee, also contributed two assists. Todd Bertuzzi scored the lone goal for the Flames, who managed just two goals in the final two games of the series. They were ousted in the first round for a fourth straight season. US advances In Switzerland, the United States found its ruthless streak – eventually – and beat Austria 6-1 Monday to advance to the second round of the Ice Hockey World Championship. Coach Ron Wilson challenged his team when it held a 2-1 lead after two periods against the Group C outsiders. “I think they responded somewhat to my challenge,” Wilson said. “We could have put it away fairly early had we scored on some of our wide open chances. We were a little bit casual.” Forwards Dustin Brown, Drew Stafford, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jason Blake and Lee Stempniak, and defenseman Matt Niskanen all scored for the Americans, who also beat Latvia 4-2 Saturday. That comeback victory looked more impressive after the Latvians upset 8-time champion Sweden in a shootout after a 2-2 tie in a late game Monday. “It's a historic day for us. It's the first win in all the years that we've played Sweden,” said Latvia captain Karlis Skrastins, the veteran Florida Panthers defenseman. “If we can beat them we can play against any other team.” Sweden still advances to the second round with a point earned in the loss. Finland goes through after beating Denmark 5-1. The Czech Republic also progressed Monday, scoring three times in the opening 13 minutes in its 5
