Los Angeles Kings Vs Anaheim Ducks

Time: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 10:30 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America
Last 10 matches: Los Angeles 5-5-0; Anaheim 4-4-2
Anaheim’s specialty teams has done an admirable job of late. The club has scored a power-play goal in three straight games, going 5-for-10 and has also connected for six goals with the man advantage in their last eight contests (12-for-31). The Ducks have not allowed a power-play goal in four straight (15-for-15) and have killed 16 straight since the third period of the team’s 3-2 setback to San Jose on Nov. 21.The Ducks will close out a seven-game homestand against the Kings before traveling to Dallas and Minnesota on Thursday and Friday. The club is 4-1-1 at Honda Center during its recent stretch 8-7-1 overall and is 13th in the Western Conference. Randy Carlyle’s club has won six of its last eight at home (6-1-1) and wing Corey Perry has points in 13 straight home games, registering 6 goals and 18 points over that stretch.
Perry is riding an 18-game point scoring streak (nine goals, 24 points) that matches the longest in the NHL since Phil Kessel put together an 18-game scoring streak 14 goals, 28 points) with the Boston Bruins from Nov. 13 through Dec. 21, 2008. Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby was the last player to put together a scoring streak longer than 18 games, reaching 19 from Oct. 6 through Nov. 17, 2007 (11 goals, 30 points).
The Pacific Division rivals will meet for the first time this season. The Ducks are 1-3-2 within the division and currently fifth with 24 points six behind fourth-place Phoenix. The Kings are second in the division with 32 points eight behind first-place San Jose. The teams not only split the six-game season series in 2008-09 but scored 15 goals apiece. Goal’s highlights, results and more will be on site, as soon as posible.. stay with us.