OTTAWA — Chris Pronger sat next to his boss and explained his latest misstep.

The white hot lights didn't rattle the All-Star defenseman, nor did the barrage of questions about his wayward elbow, the one that knocked out Ottawa's Dean McAmmond in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals and himself out of Game 4.

Pronger, one of Anaheim's two Norris Trophy finalists, was given a one-game suspension Sunday by NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell for the second straight series. The Ducks still lead the Senators 2-1, but without Pronger they might head home with a two-game losing streak for the first time this postseason.

If they buck the odds and win here Monday night, the Ducks will return to Anaheim with a chance to win their first Stanley Cup title.

After learning he would have to sit out Game 4, the same contest he missed against Detroit in the Western Conference finals, he joined Ducks general manager Brian Burke for a news conference.

"Now I'm a repeat offender," said Pronger, suspended seven times in 13 NHL seasons. "I'm sure that plays into it as it normally does in any situation. They did the right thing here. It's a situation where there was a head blow and that's obviously something that the league is trying to crack down on."