2002 – 03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season The 2002 – 03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the Ducks ' ninth season in franchise history . The club qualified for the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in franchise history . Playoffs . Conference Quarter - finals . The series opened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit , and a thrilling triple - overtime battle ensued , with the Ducks taking Game 1 , 2 – 1 , on a goal by Paul Kariya 3 : 18 in . Anaheim goalie Jean - Sebastien Giguere faced 64 shots in Game 1 . Game 2 featured another close game , but Anaheim pulled out another close victory , this time by a 3 – 2 count , scoring two third - period goals to erase a 2 – 1 deficit . Second - seeded Detroit was in trouble , inexplicably struggling with a seventh - seeded but tough Anaheim team . Game 3 , at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim , was a must - win for the Red Wings , but they dropped another one - goal game , 2 – 1 . The Ducks completed the stunning four - game sweep of the Red Wings , who had missed the top seed in the West by one point , with another one - goal game in Game 4 , a 3 – 2 overtime victory with Steve Rucchin delivering the knockout goal 6 : 53 into overtime . Conference semi - finals . The series opened at American Airlines Center in Dallas , where the heavily - favored Stars and underdog Ducks engaged in an epic battle that took over 140 minutes and four overtimes to decide before Anaheim ' s Petr Sykora scored the game - winner 47 seconds into the " fifth " overtime , winning the game for the Ducks , 4 – 3 . Dallas goalie Marty Turco saw 54 shots while Anaheim ' s goalie , Jean - Sebastien Giguere , saw 63 . Game 2 saw another game tied after 60 minutes , but this time , Anaheim needed only 1 : 44 to win the game in the first overtime , 3 – 2 , on a goal by Mike Leclerc . Dallas , much like Detroit in its first - round series against the Ducks , faced a 2 – 0 deficit headed to Anaheim . Game 3 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim was a must - win for the Stars , and they came through , winning the game , 2 – 1 , getting two clutch goals from Jere Lehtinen . But the Ducks refused to let the Stars back in the series , winning Game 4 , 1 – 0 , behind a 28 - save shutout from Giguere . Not wanting to be eliminated in front of their home fans , a motivated Dallas team captured Game 5 , 4 – 1 . Unfortunately for the Stars , their bid to take the series to a Game 7 was denied when they were edged in Game 6 , 4 – 3 . Conference finals . The series opened at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota , and both teams ground it out down to the game - winning score , which came from Petr Sykora 8 : 06 into double - overtime in a 1 – 0 Mighty Ducks victory . Jean - Sebastien Giguere turned in a stellar performance in net for Anaheim , stopping all 39 shots he faced . With Dwayne Roloson replacing Manny Fernandez in net for the Wild , Game 2 was just as close , but the Ducks pulled out a 2 – 0 victory , both goals short - handed , as Giguere stopped all 24 shots he faced , making him 63 - for - 63 in the series . Minnesota was in trouble ; not only were they down in the series , 2 – 0 , headed to Anaheim , but they had yet to score a goal . Out at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim for Game 3 , Giguere continued his goaltending excellency , stopping all 35 shots he faced in a 4 – 0 Mighty Ducks victory that pushed the Wild to the brink . Giguere had now stopped the first 98 shots he saw in the series . In Game 3 , Paul Kariya tallied two goals to help the Anaheim attack . Minnesota , demoralized at their offensive impotence , lost Game 4 , 2 – 1 , but at least they avoided a fourth consecutive shutout , as Andrew Brunette scored the first Minnesota goal of the series 4 : 37 into the game . Still , Giguere was 122 - for - 123 in the series , a robust . 992 save percentage . Adam Oates scored both Anaheim goals , the decisive one coming midway through the second period . Draft picks . The Ducks picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto , Ontario .