Ryan Getzlaf News

Having recently suffered a disappointing first round playoff exit after a terrific regular season, the Anaheim Ducks received another consolation on Friday, May 17.

Anaheim Ducks centre Ryan Getzlaf and Detroit Red Wings centre Pavel Datsyuk vie for the puck during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series in Detroit, Saturday, May 4, 2013.

Earlier this week, the National Hockey League announced the finalists for the 2013 General Manager of the Year .

Even after they were forced to Game 7 against the Red Wings on Sunday night, the Ducks expected to spend Tuesday opening their first postseason matchup with the Kings, not packing boxes and bidding summer farewells after one of the best regular seasons in club history.

The Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees and will have surgery to correct the problem.

They rallied from a non-playoff team to the No. 2 seeding in the Western Conference, set a team record for consecutive home wins, displayed an exciting comeback nature, surprisingly emerged with dueling goalies, and locked up their two pending star free agents.

Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL on TSN analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan ranks the netminders after each game night .

The NHL has announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins' Ray Shero, Montreal Canadiens' Marc Bergevin, and Anaheim Ducks' Bob Murray are the three finalists for the GM of the Year Award.

Jimmy Howard won the head-to-head battle , despite giving up a goal I wish he hadn't. I'm going to give him an even rating overall for the performance.

Game 7, Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m. ET : Here we are, the best that playoff hockey can provide, the drama of a Game 7, the first of this postseason.

Technically, we are supposed to be surprised to see the Detroit Red Wings force a first round Game 7 against the Anaheim Ducks .

That'll end tonight, one way or another, as the Ducks host the Detroit Red Wings for Game 7 at Honda Center tonight .

We asked the question Thurday over whether Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews was snubbed in NHLPA voting for the Ted Lindsay Award , given to the league's "Most Outstanding Player." On Friday, the NHL announced the Hart Trophy finalists, given to the league's "Most VALUABLE Player," and once again, Kane and Toews were left off the list.

The Ducks and the Red Wings will meet in Game 7 in a series that has already seen four overtime games.

Henrik Zetterberg scored his second goal 1:04 into overtime, lifting the Red Wings to a 4-3 win over Anaheim in Game 6 on Friday night after they blew a two-goal lead late in the third period.

Ryan Getzlaf wasn't surprised to learn that neither he nor Chicago captain Jonathan Toews were named finalists for this year's Hart Trophy.

Ryan Getzlaf has been dominant when the Ducks have needed their captain most by scoring clutch goals in two of their three wins.

Anaheim Ducks center Nick Bonino score on Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in over-time during Game 5 of their NHL Western Conference quarterfinal playoff in Anaheim, California, May 8, 2013.

The Ducks wiped the sleep from their eyes Tuesday morning, did their best to bury their disappointment over a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series and hopped aboard their 4 -hour chartered flight to Los Angeles.

Anaheim, Calif. - Jimmy Howard and Jonas Hiller have basically matched each other in goal in the first four games of their playoff series: "We've seen it before in the playoffs," said Howard, who made 31 saves as the Red Wings won Game 4 on Monday.