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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.

Corey Perry #10 of the Anaheim Ducks moves the puck against the Tampa Bay Lighting during the game on November 19, 2009 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Burl Ives narrates this animated musical, first telecast in 1964. The Johnny Marks score includes the title tune, "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "We're a Couple of Misfits." Voices include...Rudolph: Billie Richards.

Jack Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 2:20 left in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Tuesday night in the first meeting of the season between the Southern California rivals.

ITHACA -- A number of years have passed since the pinnacle of the Boston University-Cornell men's hockey rivalry where it seemed as if the teams were locked in a perpetual struggle for conference and national titles.

Most of the time Ducks coach Randy Carlyle has directed these three words at Ryan Whitney, but they might as well have been targeted toward the entire defense corps.

Real progress you can clearly measure was sometimes impossible to find as the Ducks descended down to the bottom of the Western Conference and fought to dig their way out.

He's making $750,000 a year playing a kid's game. And, at least lately, not even playing it very often -- or very well.

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.

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.

They halt a skid but it is far from pretty and includes many of the foibles that have gotten them into this mess.

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

Minutes after speaking to his players in a closed-door meeting following a dreary 5-2 loss Monday to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle wore a look of exasperation within the bowels of ancient Mellon Arena.

Team USA General Manager Brian Burke makes no secret about the kind of hockey he wants to see the Americans play in Vancouver this February.

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

David Clarkson celebrates his second period goal against the Ducks. David Clarkson is now capable of scoring highlight reel goals, like the one he scored Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

Ryan Whitney has nearly discovered a new life, although he has fond memories of being drafted and developed by the Penguins.

Mike Brown's goal off a faceoff in the third period became a surprising game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.