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 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Scott Niedermayer and defense partner Chris Pronger started and ended the Anaheim Ducks' penalty-box procession in the Stanley Cup finals opener. If the Western Conference champs don't figure out a way to cut down on the high-sticking, roughing, tripping, slashing, hooking and holding, the constant march to the box could turn into the most-watched springtime Southern California parade this side of Disneyland.
Niedermayer, the Ducks captain and the only member of the team to already have his name on the Stanley Cup, went off for high-sticking just 53 seconds into Anaheim's 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 on Monday.
He was whistled again with 6:52 left for hooking. That gave Ottawa its sixth and last full advantage, but the score remained tied.
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