in the season, on March 5, 2001, fan-favorite and prolific scorer Teemu Selanne was traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields and a second-round draft pick. During the 2001–02 season, the Mighty Ducks once again finished last in the Pacific Division after posting a 29–42–8–3 record for 69 points. During the off-season, the team signed unrestricted free agent Adam Oates, also trading Jeff Friesen and Oleg Tverdovsky to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Petr Sykora, Mike Commodore and Jean-Francois Damphousse. The trade later became valuable for both teams. 2002–03 season: A trip to the Finals The 2002–03 was a different story for Anaheim. With a new head coach in Mike Babcock, the Mighty Ducks were one of the best teams during the second half of the season, finishing with a record of 40–27–9–6 for 95 points. At the NHL trade deadline, the team sent Jean-Francois Damphousse and Mike Commodore to Calgary in exchange for Rob Niedermayer. The Mighty Ducks also picked up Steve Thomas from the Chicago Blackhawks for a fifth-round draft pick. After a three-year playoff hiatus, Anaheim qualified for the 2003 playoffs. However, for the third-straight post-season in which they participated in, the Mighty Ducks met the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings as the seventh seed. This time, Anaheim shocked the hockey world as they swept Detroit in the series, with Steve Rucchin's series-clincher on goaltender Curtis Joseph coming in overtime of Game 4. The Ducks then defeated the top-seeded Dallas Stars in six games in the Western Conference Semifinals, which was noted for Game 1 being the fourth-longest game in NHL history, with the Ducks winning in the fifth overtime period from a Petr Sykora goal. In the Conference Finals, the Ducks made quick work of the upstart Minnesota Wild, allowing only one goal the entire series, to earn their first-ever Western Conference championship and berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. Jean-Sebastien Giguere became a celebrity in Southern California with his outstanding play. Giguere posted a shutout streak in the Western Conference Finals of 217 minutes, 54 seconds. In between the Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals, Giguere appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils was a battle between two elite goaltenders, Martin Brodeur for New Jersey and Giguere for Anaheim. It was also noted for