Arena: Philips Arena
Time: Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Anaheim 8-2-0; Atlanta 4-4-2
For the Ducks, Ryan has 4 goals and 3 assists in seven games, Ryan Getzlaf has a goal and 3 assists in four games, Corey Perry has 3 goals and 5 assists in 10 games, and Niedermayer has a goal and 3 assists in four games. … For the Thrashers, Peverley has 3 goals and an assist in five games. Both teams sit less than five points out of a playoff spot in their respective conference.

“We’re playing desperate hockey,” Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle told the Orange County Register. “When you play desperate, the will to win games is critical because every team is so evenly matched.

“Everybody has got banged-up lineups. Everybody’s playing shorthanded. Everybody has the condensed schedule because of the Olympics. Everybody’s playing lots of hockey. It’s about will right now.”
Over the last five seasons (including 2009-10), the Ducks have gone 102-55-18 in the second half of the season. … Ryan leads the League in goals this season among U.S.-born players with 24. … Since his recall from Manitoba (AHL) on Dec. 4, Ducks right wing Dan Sexton leads all NHL rookies in goals and is tied for first with Colorado’s Matt Duchene in scoring (17 points). Sexton also leads NHL freshman in road scoring since Dec. 4, collecting 3-7-10 in 16 games. … Kovalchuk is tied for second in the NHL with 10 power-play goals and is fourth in overall goals (30). … Since 2001-02, Kovalchuk leads the NHL in goals with 325.
For the Ducks, Joffrey Lupul (leg) and Teemu Selanne (broken jaw) are on injured reserve, and Saku Koivu (knee) is day-to-day. … For the Thrashers, Lehtonen (back) and Christoph Schubert (lower-body) are on injured reserve, and Mark Popovic (foot) is day-to-day. Live score and results will be available soon.. stay with us.