ANAHEIM, Calif. — If not for the Anaheim Ducks' checking line, Teemu Selanne might be facing the same hounding questions as Daniel Alfredsson and the Ottawa Senators.

Why aren't you scoring?

Selanne, who led the Ducks with 48 goals and 94 regular-season points, has been held to only one assist through two games of the Stanley Cup finals. But late third-period goals by Anaheim's defensive forwards have been enough to give the Ducks a commanding edge in the championship series.

Samuel Pahlsson took Travis Moen's lead from Game 1 and netted the winning goal with a precise shot past sharp Ottawa goalie Ray Emery with 5:44 left on Wednesday night, giving Anaheim a 1-0 win and a 2-0 series lead.

"I don't know what I can say about those guys," said Selanne, in the finals for the first time in 14 NHL seasons. "They are proud to do their job, and offensively they spark when they need to. Unbelievable job."

That would be the case for Pahlsson, Moen and Rob Niedermayer even without their five winning playoff goals. The shutdown work against Ottawa's top line of Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, and Dany Heatley has been the story of the finals that could be over quickly if the Senators don't rediscover their offense.

Ottawa gave the puck away 21 times, 11 by Alfredsson (6), Spezza (4) and Heatley (1). It was only the second time in 17 playoff games the trio was pointless. The team has gone 95 minutes, 24 seconds without a goal since Wade Redden provided a 2-1 lead in the second period of Game 1.

"If you've got the answer, let me know. I'll put it in play next game," Spezza said. "We've got to figure it out. ... We've got to win two games at home now. We put ourselves in a tough spot. We know our line's got to lead the way."

On Saturday, the finals will shift to Ottawa for the first time since 1927. The Senators will need to win at least one of two there to get back to Anaheim. Teams that won the first two games at home have captured the Cup 29 of 30 times.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 16 shots for his sixth postseason shutout and first this year. He leaped as time ran out and the loud duck call vibrated through a deafening arena in Anaheim's fifth straight postseason win.

Giguere has allowed fewer than three goals in 10 of 14 playoff games, looking like he did in winning the postseason MVP award four years ago during the Ducks' first trip to the finals.