OTTAWA — Perhaps, defenseman Chris Pronger can work his way back in the Ducks' lineup with Anaheim one win from claiming its first Stanley Cup championship.

"I hope so," Pronger said with a sheepish smile after watching Anaheim pull out a 3-2 win over Ottawa on Monday while the Norris Trophy finalist served a one-game suspension. "I know you don't want to change a winning lineup."

The resilient and resourceful Ducks continue to find ways to win this postseason.

They improved to 15-5 overall, matched an NHL playoff record by producing their 12th one-goal victory and have yet to lose consecutive games. They're also 2-0 when Pronger's out of the lineup after the defenseman was suspended for a game against Detroit in the Western Conference finals.

The Ducks are now up 3-1 over Ottawa, with a chance to win the Cup at home when the best-of-seven series shifts to Anaheim Wednesday.

Anaheim bounced back from a terrible first period and clinched the victory when Dustin Penner capped a 2-on-1 rush by converting Teemu Selanne's pass to break a 2-2 tie 4:07 into the third period.

Andy McDonald scored twice and added an assist, while Jean-Sebastien Giguere kept the Ducks in the game by stopping 21 shots, including 12 of the 13 he faced in the first period.

The Senators got goals from Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley, but failed to build on the momentum they generated from winning Game 3, or a stellar first-period on Monday, in which they outshot the Ducks 13-2.

"Right now it's pretty tough," Alfredsson said. "I'm sure we will leave tomorrow, go forward. I mean, it's not over and we definitely are not going to give up. It's tough to lose this one tonight."