"I don't know if there is a good time" to face the Chicago Blackhawks, Ryan Getzlaf said Thursday, but today might be as good as any for the Ducks.

Left wing Joffrey Lupul was one of the few Ducks that were at Honda Center on Sunday as he received treatment for the lower back spasms that kept him out of Saturday night's 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Upon recalling Brendan Mikkelson from the minor leagues a week into the season, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle offered the kind of praise he rarely dishes out to youngsters when he called the 22-year-old an NHL-caliber defenseman.

Flames captain Jarome Iginla, right, has beat turned away by Anaheim goalies, including Jean-Sebastien Giguere, left, in 10 of the previous 11 meetings between the teams.

Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

The sequence was simple, not difficult, yet it embodied everything the Ducks needed to happen between two of their best players.

A banged-up defense is not the prescription for facing one of the hottest teams in the NHL, but the Ducks will put their best sore foot forward.

Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead.

The vultures are circling, even though the Ducks' carcass is still breathing. Fifteen NHL scouts were given credentials for their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday at the Honda Center, a sure sign the last-place Ducks are considering personnel moves or already have some changes in the works.

It's so hard to stay positive after watching the Ducks take one point out of a possible eight on their recent road trip.

Bill Guerin ended Pittsburgh's eight-game streak without a power-play goal by scoring in the first period, Jordan Staal scored short-handed and the Penguins wrapped up Anaheim's winless four-game road trip by beating the Ducks 5-2 on Monday night.

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As the Red Wings have moved deeper into the season, they've had to reinvent lines to mask the absences of Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula and Jason Williams.

Henrik Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

The more things change the more they stay the same. Unless of course you change the right things.

Langenbrunner and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist, and made 31 saves as the Devils extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Just when you thought it was safe to buy into the Ducks ... Any momentum created by back-to-back victories at home last week was squashed at least for now as the New Jersey Devils rode second-period goals by David Clarkson and Zach Parise to a 3-1 victory Wednesday night at Prudential Center.

Will Tim Thomas finish as a No. 1 Fantasy goalie? With the Bruins locking up Tuukka Rask for a couple of years last week, thoughts went through my head that maybe the team isn't as confident in Thomas right now as they were about the Vezina Trophy winner last season.

The last time the Ducks were about to embark on a daunting road trip, the season had just started and the standings were not a pressing issue.

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller stops a shot by the Nashville Predators in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Nov.