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OSHAWA, Ont. - Boone Jenner scored twice to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 3-2 win over the visiting Niagara IceDogs on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.The victory moves Oshawa into second-round play while Niagara has been eliminated from the post-season after dropping the first-round matchup 4-1.Bradley Latour also scored for the Generals and Matt Petgrave picked up two assists.Ryan Strome and Carter Verhaeghe scored for the IceDogs.Jenner scored the opening goal 9:38 into the game, lifting a rebound high past goalie Christopher Festarini for Oshawa's first power-play goal in 21 attempts in the series.Strome evened the score on a power play late in the first period, but Jenner got that back 25 seconds later on a Scott Sabourin pass.Latour upped the Oshawa lead to 3-1 six minutes into the second period on a pin-point shot just inside the post.Verhaeghe brought the IceDogs to within a goal late in the second after burying a high shot past Oshawa goalie Daniel Altshuller off a rebound.Althsuller finished the game with 18 saves for the win as Festarini stopped 32 shots in defeat.Oshawa went 1 for 6 on the power play while Niagara scored once on three chances with the man advantage.The Generals must wait for the series between the Belleville Bulls and Mississauga Steelheads to wrap up before they know who they will face in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. The Bulls and Steelheads are currently tied at two games apiece with Game 5 set for Saturday.
CHICAGO -- Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau bluntly used the term "passengers" after a 4-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, his team's fourth defeat in a row.The time for being gentle was over."I think I was just telling the truth, more than anything else," Boudreau said Friday morning from United Center, where his Ducks will try to snap their season-high losing streak against the Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. ET, NHLN-U.S.).If the Ducks continue to have passengers against the Blackhawks, odds are their losing streak will balloon to five and their deficit in the Western Conference standings will widen to seven points.NHL INSIDERHawks look to defeat Ducks for first timeBy Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior WriterIt may seem odd considering the Chicago Blackhawks have led the Western Conference from Day One this season, but they're looking at the game Friday against the Anaheim Ducks as a measuring stick. READ MORE › Holland on futures of Datsyuk, Howard Cooper follows winding,Anze Kopitar Black Finals Jersey, winning road to NHL Pens have loaded up in midst of 14-game runMORE NHL INSIDER STORIES ›"Of course I'm worried about it, and you guard against it,Henrik Zetterberg Authentic Red Jersey," Boudreau said. "I'm worried about it all the time because coaches are worried about every loss, but I've gotta believe the first 29 games were not a fluke."The Ducks were 22-3