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Corey Perry recorded his second hat trick of the season and fifth of his career, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

Welcome to LCL where we take a look around the league for recent changes to line combos or power play set ups.

Ducks' Smith-Pelly In Syracuse : Devante Smith-Pelly has been sent to AHL Syracuse on a conditioning stint, according to the The Orange County Register.

Let's hope it's the team that is confident and dominant at home because the Ducks are arguably the hottest team in the league since the ball dropped on New Year's Eve and it became 2012.

By the time they arrive home in two weeks, the Ducks might be a unified group that is back in the thick of the Western Conference playoff picture with another stirring second-half charge fully underway.

In the East, Winnipeg has made a run to pull within hailing distance of the top eight, adding a 10th team to a collection vying to make the second season.

Who would have thought Brian Elliott would be among the league's best goalies and that the St.

It seems as if the Ducks' Teemu Selanne is not only one of the NHL's all-time great goal scorers but also does a little reporting on the side.

It was a game of missed opportunities for the Flames as they lost a tight game to the Ducks on Monday night.

The Anaheim Ducks need to overcome a large gap to reach the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but they've been playing well of late.

Yesterday I took at look at Brian Burke's first draft class as Ducks GM in an effort to see if he left the system Bob Murray now controls in complete shambles .

Another visit to Orange County, another frustrating loss for the Calgary Flames.

ANAHEIM Amid a light sprinkling of fans who were either earning merit badges or really still believe, the Ducks took a 2-0 lead Monday night.

Notice that I didn't say a "tale of two teams", because that's a horrible cliche and I try not to sink to those depths-no, the Ducks are 2 teams in the sense that they are 3 players away from being a very good team, yet they are 3 players away from being one of the worst teams of the decade.

Jeff Carter is one of the best players available at this years deadline, but who are the teams that will target him? The rare appearance of a #1 C on the market will have a number of GMs kicking his tires, evaluating a potential fit.

ANAHEIM There will be 30 games remaining and plenty of points available to the Ducks after Monday night as they keep their postseason thoughts alive.

The Ducks held their second annual Skills Showdown Saturday afternoon at Honda Center and Teemu Selanne's team once again claimed the Porcelain Pig.

The Vancouver Canucks are once again looking like a dangerous Stanley Cup threat.

The trade deadline is rapidly approaching and the Ducks are in an interesting position.

Anaheim Ducks left wing Niklas Hagman, center, of Finland, passes the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Marc Methot, left, and left wing Vaclav Prospal, of the Czech Republic, put pressure on him during the first period of their NHL hockey game on Friday, Feb.