Anaheim Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle provided some clarity regarding his starting netminder Monday following the club's loss in Game 6, revealing it was a hamstring injury that hampered John Gibson with the season on the line.

Gibson was injured in the first period of Game 5 on Saturday night, which the Ducks originally classified as a lower-body ailment. The crease was left to Jonathan Bernier on Monday, who made his first-career postseason start, a 6-3 loss that sent the Nashville Predators to the Stanley Cup Final.

It's impossible to determine whether Gibson could have extended the Ducks' season, but goaltending was certainly a problem for Anaheim in their final game, as Bernier allowed two goals in 8:47 to begin the first period.

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