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Coming off a 7-0 mauling by Utah, the Ducks face the NHL's all-time leading scorer and Washington, the NHL's hottest team on a six-game winning streak.

Down to their minor-league goalie tandem of Ville Husso and Vyacheslav Buteyets, who made his NHL debut in the third period, the Ducks get stomped, 7-0.

Already without the injured Lukáš Dostál and Petr Mrázek, the Ducks look to stay atop the Pacific Division as the Mammoth come to town.

Mason McTavish and Pavel Mintyukov score first-period goals, Ville Husso makes 22 saves and the Ducks kill off six St. Louis power plays in a 4-1 road win.

Ducks race to a 3-0 lead on goals in the first period from Cutter Gauthier, Olen Zellweger and Chris Kreider but give up five unanswered in a 5-3 loss.

After rallying from two goals down to beat the Kings in a shootout, the opportunistic Ducks head to Chicago and St. Louis ...

Friday afternoon's duel at Honda Center was a battle for first place in the Pacific Division, and that bodes well for hockey in SoCal.

The Ducks erase a two-goal third-period deficit and extend the game on Leo Carlsson's goal with 1:31 left, then McTavish dekes Darcy Kuemper in the shootout to secure a 5-4 Black Friday win.

Strong starts for both clubs restore some bite to a series that once helped define the Pacific Division race.

Jackson LaCombe, Leo Carlsson, Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier score for the Ducks, but Vancouver breaks a tie with 4:02 remaining and adds a valuable insurance goal with 1:52 left to hand them ...