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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.

In the first Freeway Face-off meeting of the season between the Ducks and the Kings, Los Angeles, not Anaheim, was the favored end of the road.

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.

Manny Legace has looked like an All-Star and a has-been at different times in his lengthy NHL career, but when it comes to the Ducks, he might as well be Patrick Roy, Ken Dryden and Terry Sawchuk rolled into one.

The Ducks refused to be a salve for a struggling team again. They played that role against Toronto, the last winless team in the NHL before defeating the Ducks on Oct.

Teemu Selanne scored twice on the power play, defenseman Nick Boynton also connected with the man advantage and Jean-Sebastien Giguere posted his first shutout of the season, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-0 victory on Friday that snapped the Chicago Blackhawks' eight-game winning streak.

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.

Anaheim Ducks center Todd Marchant, left, tries to score on Carolina Hurricanes goalie Manny Legace during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov.

Each small step forward for the Ducks has come with so much difficulty that it wasn't surprising a 3-2 shootout loss Friday night to the Columbus Blue Jackets was met with some relief and acceptance.

The Ducks are 7-11-3 and they remain in the Western Conference basement. To list all the problem areas would be laborious and also presumptuous, since the act of digesting it would waste most of your Sunday morning quality time.

ANAHEIM It can be a gesture as simple as a wave to a fan, a Sharpie-scribble of an autograph on a kid's trading card or a shake of a soldier's hand.

After blowing a three-goal lead, the Anaheim Ducks needed someone to come to the rescue.

Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins makes a save against Corey Perry #10 of the Anaheim Ducks on November 16, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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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The Detroit Red Wings were embroiled in a tough playoff series with the Anaheim Ducks last spring and needed a clutch goal on home ice to win Game 7 and avoid getting upset.

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.The Red Wings had just three wins in their first nine outings of the year, but the defending Western Conference champions have since notched six wins in their next eight ...

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.

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