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The Ducks will try to avoid a fifth straight home loss Wednesday night against the Canucks, who'll try to salvage the finale of their two-game Southern California swing.
Even after losing 3-2 at Los Angeles on Monday night, the Canucks (34-23-8) are still 12-3-0 since the beginning of February, allowing an average of 2.3 goals in those games and surging into fifth place in the West.
The next eight teams in the standings are all in contention for the final few playoff spots, but the Ducks (31-30-6) are on the brink of fading from that group after losing their last three - all by 3-2 scores.
Their last two defeats have come in regulation at Honda Center, where they had the NHL's second-best home record over the previous two seasons (54-15-13).
In 2008-09, they're 15-15-3 at home, which right wing Teemu Selanne called the "big reason" for the team's disappointing season. Anaheim is 0-4-0 at home since a 3-2 win over Calgary on Feb. 11, its longest such skid since November 2005.
It will have to contend with a Canucks team that has gone 7-3-2 on the road since the start of 2009.
The Ducks will try to avoid a fifth straight home loss Wednesday night against the Canucks, who'll try to salvage the finale of their two-game Southern California swing.
Even after losing 3-2 at Los Angeles on Monday night, the Canucks (34-23-8) are still 12-3-0 since the beginning of February, allowing an average of 2.3 goals in those games and surging into fifth place in the West.
The next eight teams in the standings are all in contention for the final few playoff spots, but the Ducks (31-30-6) are on the brink of fading from that group after losing their last three - all by 3-2 scores.
Their last two defeats have come in regulation at Honda Center, where they had the NHL's second-best home record over the previous two seasons (54-15-13).
In 2008-09, they're 15-15-3 at home, which right wing Teemu Selanne called the "big reason" for the team's disappointing season. Anaheim is 0-4-0 at home since a 3-2 win over Calgary on Feb. 11, its longest such skid since November 2005.
It will have to contend with a Canucks team that has gone 7-3-2 on the road since the start of 2009.
