Jean-Sebastien Giguere News

Ducks netminder Jonas Hiller prepares to handle a slapshot from forward Martin Hanzal in a 4-0 loss at Phoenix on Wednesday.

Slowly but surely the Ducks are climbing up the Western Conference standings. Their first meeting of the season with the Avalanche might help them further that advancement.

ANAHEIMHas the Ducks' 2009-10 season reached the tipping point? Four victories in their past six games and points registered in 12 of their past 16 seem to suggest they're on upward trend.

Teams can't go shopping on the last weekend before Christmas because of the roster freeze, but they're all still hoping for something from Santa.

Todd Bertuzzi tied it midway through the third period and scored a power-play goal 1:07 into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Todd Bertuzzi scored the tying goal at 9:36 of the third period and the winner 1:07 into overtime.

COLUMBUS -- Dan Sexton's excellent adventure continued and the Anaheim Ducks didn't let another game slip away late.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere #35 of the Anaheim Ducks makes a save as teammate Brett Festerling #53 and Tomas Holmstrom #96 of the Detroit Red Wings watch for the puck during a NHL game at Joe Louis Arena on December 11, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Todd Bertuzzi tied it midway through the third period and scored a power-play goal 1:07 into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

When the Phoenix Coyotes claimed Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers from the Anaheim Ducks on Nov.

Dan Sexton, playing in his third NHL game, scored his first two goals - the second with 62 seconds left in regulation - and Saku Koivu scored 4:13 into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

The last-place Anaheim Ducks will try to end their longest losing streak of the season when they welcome the Dallas Stars for tonight's Pacific Division clash at Honda Center.

Sens beat Ducks in shootout Ottawa Senators right wing Alexei Kovalev, left, of Russia, scores against Anaheim Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere during an overtime shootout of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Dec.

It wasn't long ago that the Ducks were known as one of the NHL's top clampdown teams.

Drew Doughty netted the tiebreaking goal, Wayne Simmonds scored on a penalty shot, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 Thursday night at Staples Center for their fourth win in five games.

James Neal and Steve Ott scored 71 seconds apart early in the third and the Dallas Stars beat Anaheim 3-1 Thursday night, handing the Ducks their seventh straight road loss.

The Blackhawks won eight straight games following a shootout loss to Colorado on November 6, but were blanked Friday afternoon in Anaheim by Jean-Sebastien Giguere and the Ducks.

It would have been asking a lot for the Blackhawks to match the dominating performance of their previous game against the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere #35 of the Anaheim Ducks warms up in the net prior to the game against the Minnesota Wild on October 14, 2009 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

In the world of professional sports, there is a phenomenon known as the "letdown game". A letdown game usually happens after a game where a team achieves an emotional high, usually with a big victory over a big opponent, and it is one of the hardest things in sports to guard against.