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You never know when the flu might strike . . . like maybe Sunday, perhaps around kickoff time.

What might have been the cue for a self-destruct sequence earlier this season became a sign of progress for the Ducks on Wednesday night.

The Carolina Hurricanes will try to avoid their longest road losing streak to begin a season in franchise history tonight, when they battle the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center.

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.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 41 saves in his first victory of the season despite allowing Jarome Iginla's tying goal with 18 seconds left in regulation, and Teemu Selanne scored the only shootout goal in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.

ANAHEIM For one moment Saturday night, the NHL 's top goal scorer and the NHL 's top assists man switched roles.

Ducks general manager Bob Murray, his team mired in a rut that has seen it lose nine of 12 games and fall to the bottom of the Western Conference, lashed out Thursday to light a fire under his underachieving squad.

A stop home helped the San Jose Sharks end a brief rough patch. A visit to Anaheim might help them avoid a third straight loss on the road.

Blue Jackets activate Huselius with Torres hurt ANA CLS 7:55 1 0 18:26 1 1 ANA CLS 1:45 2 1 5:15 2 2 ANA CLS 2 2 OT ANA CLS 2 2 Shootout GOAL scored by Kristian Huselius on Jean-Sebastien Giguere Shootout attempt by Ryan Getzlaf MISSES wide of net Shootout attempt by Nikita Filatov SAVED by Jean-Sebastien Giguere Shootout attempt by Corey Perry ...

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 Ducks were unable to pick up any momentum on what turned out to be a winless four-game road trip.

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

Pittsburgh - Bill Guerin still has some goals left in him at age 39. What's surprising is he has a few left jabs and right hooks, too.

Evgeni Malkin's return from a seven-game absence was enough to help the Penguins snap their longest losing streak of the season.

's performance Friday in a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks convinced Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock to alter his club's short-term goaltending schedule.

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

The surging Detroit Red Wings will shoot for a third consecutive victory and sixth in seven games when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks for tonight's clash at Joe Louis Arena.

Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Friday night.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced on Thursday that Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli has been reinstated by the league and is free to resume his involvement as owner of the Anaheim Ducks.

The Oldtimers are still young at heart. A group of retired NHL players will be in town Friday night for the next stop in the Oldtimers Hockey Challenge.