Ducks send Wild packing

Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry, scores against Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom during the third period of an NHL Western Conference opening-round hockey playoff game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, April 19, 2007. The Ducks won the game and the series 4-1. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere fails to stop a goal by Minnesota Wild right wing Marian Gaborik (not shown) during the second period of their western conference quarterfinal NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Two things about the picture immediately above: One, it was the last goal of the season for the Wild. And two, photographers in hockey rinks are usually confined to using very fast shutter speeds and other settings to achieve a delicate balance of capturing very fast action without a lot of blur, while also capturing enough ambient light to get the proper exposure. These professionals are pretty adept at achieving that balance 100 percent of the time. Judging by the fact that the puck is blurry in this photo, man, it must've been a LASER of a shot.