In about 20 minutes from now, Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Ducks of Anaheim and Senators of Ottawa will be underway at The Pond. Anaheim will be looking to take a 2-0 series lead after posting a come from behind 3-2 Game 1 victory. Rookie Travis Moen tallied the winner with just over three minutes left.

The Sens will be looking to rebound from a lackluster showing in which they showed plenty of rust after a nine day layoff. They’ll need to be sharper with the puck and get a better showing from top trio Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. The top scoring line of the playoffs was held in check by the checking line of Moen, Sammi Pahlsson and Rob Niedermayer.

Here are tonight’s articles and info courtesy of NHL Today:

THE TOP HEADLINES
– Senators Look for Equalizer Tonight
– Coyotes Name Don Maloney New GM
– Ron Wilson Returns as Sharks Coach

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE (all times ET)
Senators at Ducks, 8 p.m. on VERSUS, CBC, RDS, NHL RADIO

– Find VERSUS in your local market.

2007 STANLEY CUP INFORMATION
– Stanley Cup Final media events.
– Stanley Cup Final schedule.

THE TOP STORIES

COACHING STRATEGIES COME INTO FOCUS
Elliott Teaford writes in the LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS, “Now the chess match begins in earnest. Ducks coach Randy Carlyle moved several of his pieces boldly around the board Monday night. Each move paid big dividends, confounding his opponent. Ottawa Senators coach Bryan Murray has fewer options as he attempts to respond in tonight’s rematch, but if he stands pat he could be in big trouble. Carlyle’s moves for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals were still a topic of much discussion Tuesday at the Honda Center.”

FOCUS ON THE SWEDES
David Leon Moore writes in the USA TODAY, “Stats sheets won’t include it, but perhaps the most important barometer in this year’s Stanley Cup Finals will be the Swede-o-meter. If Ottawa Senators winger Daniel Alfredsson, the stylish Swede, continues to be the top goal scorer in the playoffs, the Cup is likely to be headed to Canada. If Alfredsson is shut down, as he was in the Anaheim Ducks’ 3-2 victory in Game 1, the Cup will likely wind up in California, and a major reason for that will be the play of another Swede, Ducks center Samuel Pahlsson.”

COMING OUT PARTY FOR DUCKS’ GETZLAF
Rick Sadowski writes in the ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, “Larger- than-life photographs of Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger and Teemu Selanne hang from the outside corners of the Honda Center, a tribute to the Anaheim Ducks’ most popular players. It’s probably only a matter of time before Ryan Getzlaf, a 22-year-old center, joins them. A second-year pro, the 6-foot-3, 211-pound Getzlaf is a physical force, but he also has a scorer’s touch, the ability to thread a pass through the tiniest opening and unusual balance for a big man. ‘We’ve made the statement numerous times, we think he can be as good as he wants to be,’ Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said Tuesday.”

NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT SENATORS’ SPEZZA
Larry Wigge writes on NHL.COM, “At 1, he won a baby contest. Pictures of his blond curls made him the poster boy for Baby, a Broadway musical back in the summer of 1984. It was Jason’s photo that went on the marquee. A TV commercial for Minute Maid followed. Then there was modeling for clothing for Woolco and Kmart. Those billboards he mugged for ended when he was 9 or 10 and his parents, Rino, his first hockey coach, and Donna, wanted Jason to be a regular boy…and do the things other boys did while growing up. But there was clearly never anything regular about Spezza. He’s good at just about anything he does. And hockey was his dream.”

COYOTES’ NEW GM ALREADY ON THE JOB
Jim Gintonio writes in the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, “Don Maloney expects to turn the Coyotes into winners. He also knows it will take time, but his rebuilding plan to get from here to there is one he thinks fans will enjoy. ‘Winning brings people out - it’s that simple,’ said Maloney, the Coyotes new general manager. ‘But I also believe people get excited about a young, aggressive, hungry team’…A few hours after he was introduced to the media, he left for Toronto to join Coyotes scouts for the NHL combine that puts young skaters on display. His exuberance and excitement taking over a team was evident, as was his confidence level.”

QUICK HITS
– Scotty Bowman breaks down Game One on his NBCSports.com blog.
– Brian Biggane on Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. native Noah Babin’s quest to make the NHL.
– David Amber discusses the 2007 Stanley Cup Final with Scott Gomez and Robyn Regehr.
– Chris Chelios receives the ‘Mark Messier Leader of the Year Award“, presented by COLD-fX.

COVER UP FOR THE DRAFT
To assist your coverage of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the NHL PR department has prepared profiles and video features for the top-ranked prospects. These profiles are located under the “Latest News” section of the NHL’s media site.
– View the profile and video feature for Kyle Turris.
– John McGourty profiles goaltending prospect Antoine Lafleur.