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What might have been the cue for a self-destruct sequence earlier this season became a sign of progress for the Ducks on Wednesday night.

Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu will undoubtedly go down as two of the more respected players of their generation.

The Lightning entered Thursday on a 4-0-2 streak and with points in 10 of 11 games.

It's rough playing the second night of back-to-back games. The team is usually showing fatigue.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jumping from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast this season really hasn't been that big of a deal, according to former Lightning LW Evgeny Artyukhin .

The sequence was simple, not difficult, yet it embodied everything the Ducks needed to happen between two of their best players.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere , whose goaltending in 2003 brought him the Conn Smythe Trophy and in 2007 brought the Ducks their first Stanley Cup title, has an answer to what's wrong this season.

Ducks general manager Bob Murray, his team mired in a rut that has seen it lose nine of 12 games and fall to the bottom of the Western Conference, lashed out Thursday to light a fire under his underachieving squad.

It's Election Day. So, if you're old enough and eligible, get to the polls. I know this isn't a sexy Presidential election like last year.

Corey Perry is easily off to the best start of his career, and the Ducks right wing could be opening the eyes of officials with Team Canada.

Ducks tonight AT PHOENIX When: 6. Where: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Ariz. On the air: TV: Channel 56; Radio: 830.

Few expected the Kings to be atop the Pacific Division as of Friday morning. Absolutely no one expected the Phoenix Coyotes to be sitting right behind them.

As they say in poker, the Ducks right now are on tilt. Anaheim aims to halt a four-game slide this evening in the finale of a six- game homestand versus the Vancouver Canucks at Honda Center.

Drew of Lightning , Ryan of Sabres meet tonight. If Teresa Miller had had more time this week, she would have sewn up a storm.

One of the best aspects of playing for the Anaheim Ducks, center Sammy Pahlsson joked yesterday, was having center Ryan Getzlaf as a teammate, not an opponent.

VS. COLUMBUS When: 7. Where: Honda Center. On the air: TV: Ch. 56; Radio: 1090. Records: Ducks 3-4-1, Blue Jackets 5-3-0. Record vs.

The start of the 2009-10 season hasn't been so kind for the Anaheim Ducks, who will continue a six-game homestand tonight versus the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Honda Center.

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Both the Anaheim Ducks and Columbus Blue Jackets will be trying to avoid their third straight loss when they meet Saturday night, but the Ducks seem to have much bigger problems just months after an impressive playoff run.

Anaheim forward Evgeny Artyukhin has been suspended for three games without pay by the National Hockey League as the result of a slew-footing incident against Dallas Stars defenseman Matt Niskanen , who was injured on the play.