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DUCKS FINALLY BEAT WINGS.


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The Mighty Ducks
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 cleared another difficult barrier in their brief history as they finally beat the Detroit Red Wings
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The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan.
 on the 13th try.

Teemu Selanne and Garry Valk Garry Valk (b. Nov. 27, 1967 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was selected 108th overall in the 1987 National Hockey League (NHL) entry draft (6th Round, 108). Valk went on to have a distinguished NHL career spanning over a decade, debuting with the Vancouver Canucks in the 1990-91  scored the tying and go-ahead goals 22 seconds apart midway through the second period of a 3-1 victory Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists.  at Anaheim Arena. It gave Valk, Bobby Dollas, Joe Sacco and Guy Hebert particular satisfaction, because they have been here from the beginning.

``I know it means a lot for the team and it means a lot for me personally,'' said Dollas, whom the Ducks selected from Detroit's roster in the 1993 expansion draft. ``I've been here for four years now and we hadn't beaten them. We came out with a mission tonight.''

Guy Hebert made 31 saves to end the Ducks' winless drought against the team that beat them 7-2 in their inaugural game four seasons ago at Anaheim Arena. The Red Wings red wings

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 had gone 9-0-3 against the Ducks, including a 4-0-2 mark in Anaheim.

``We've played some good games against them, but we never seemed to have the confidence to take them over the top,'' Sacco said. ``But we felt pretty confident before the game. We wanted to stick to our game plan, stay in their faces all night and not give them much room.''

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Photo: Mighty Ducks goalie Guy Hebert makes the save on a shot by Darren McCarty, left, of the Red Wings. Anaheim beat Detroit for the first time.

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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Nov 25, 1996
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