DUCKS (35-19-8) at COYOTES (27-30-6)
TV: 9 p.m. ET; FS-SD, PRIME, FS-A PLUS, NHL.TV
Season series: The Arizona Coyotes have won three of four against the Anaheim Ducks and this is the final game between them this season. Anthony Duclair has five goals, Max Domi has three goals and three assists, and Martin Hanzal has four assists for Arizona. Ryan Kesler has three goals and two assists, and Sami Vatanen has two goals and three assists for Anaheim.
Ducks team scope: Anaheim is seeking to match a franchise record with a 10th consecutive victory Thursday; the Ducks made it nine in a row with a 3-2 shootout victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Honda Center on Wednesday. The Ducks swept a five-game homestand and are tied with the Los Angeles Kings for first place in the Pacific Division with 78 points. Ryan Getzlaf had his 11-game point streak ended; right wing Corey Perry has four goals and an assist in his past two games after going four games without a point. "It's nice to see where we've come, but at the end of the day you still have 20 games or whatever it is left," Perry told the Ducks website. "You have to go out and keep pushing." Defenseman Simon Despres did not play Wednesday because of an illness. Goalie Frederik Andersen is expected to start Thursday.
Coyotes team scope: Arizona went 0-5-0 on a five-game road trip and has lost a season-high six in a row, including a 6-0 defeat against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Forward Alex Tanguay, who was acquired from the Colorado Avalanche with prospects Connor Bleackley and Kyle Wood in a trade for forward Mikkel Boedker on Monday, practiced Wednesday. Tanguay skated with Antoine Vermette and Duclair. "I'll have the same approach I've always had - take it one game at a time and prepare as best as possible," Tanguay told the Coyotes website. "I'm happy. There's a lot of talent here. There's a lot of young guys and a good mix of veterans." Forward Viktor Tikhonov rejoined the Coyotes on Wednesday after his wife gave birth to their second child Monday.
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