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Once he signed with the Ducks this past summer, Saku Koivu no longer was expected to carry a team offensively or be the official spokesman night after night through the ups and downs of a season.

In a season where defensive highlights have been difficult to pinpoint, the Ducks can look at their past two games and see one area of progress.

The two did just that last week against Minnesota when they each scored two goals in the first game Selanne sat out because of a broken bone in his left hand.

Another point slipped away from the Ducks in a shootout Sunday. The struggle is to keep their confidence and determination from slipping away too.

There have been little pockets of pressure released here and there, but Mount Carlyle hasn't erupted.

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.

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.

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

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.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jumping from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast this season really hasn't been that big of a deal, according to former Lightning LW Evgeny Artyukhin .

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.

Not one to mince words or rein in his thoughts, James Wisniewski tried to contain himself the best he could from saying something that would get him into trouble with the NHL.

Looking to snap a two-game losing streak, the Ducks took several steps forward Saturday.

Defenseman James Wisniewski said he believes his sprained right shoulder is already on the mend and is looking at Wednesday as a target date to return for a home game against Dallas.

A huge portion of the Anaheim Ducks' success rested squarely on Chris Pronger's broad shoulders over the past few seasons.

The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Steve Eminger to a two-year contract on Friday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forward Todd Fedoruk and defenseman David Hale from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Radim Vrbata on Tuesday.

Does the Lightning spend money or pull back? Does the ownership squabble between Oren Koules and Len Barrie paralyze, or are egos put aside for the good of the team? We'll find out today as free agency begins at noon.

Veteran journeyman has proven he's capable of stepping in and winning games with Pittsburgh and Detroit the past two seasons.