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Flames captain Jarome Iginla, right, has beat turned away by Anaheim goalies, including Jean-Sebastien Giguere, left, in 10 of the previous 11 meetings between the teams.

Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

A banged-up defense is not the prescription for facing one of the hottest teams in the NHL, but the Ducks will put their best sore foot forward.

They halt a skid but it is far from pretty and includes many of the foibles that have gotten them into this mess.

It's so hard to stay positive after watching the Ducks take one point out of a possible eight on their recent road trip.

Minutes after speaking to his players in a closed-door meeting following a dreary 5-2 loss Monday to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle wore a look of exasperation within the bowels of ancient Mellon Arena.

Team USA General Manager Brian Burke makes no secret about the kind of hockey he wants to see the Americans play in Vancouver this February.

Columbus goalie Mathieu Garon stopped both Ducks shooters in the shootout and Rick Nash scored the winning goal in the tiebreaker and also had a goal in regulation to give Columbus a 3-2 victory Friday night.

David Clarkson celebrates his second period goal against the Ducks. David Clarkson is now capable of scoring highlight reel goals, like the one he scored Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

Ryan Whitney has nearly discovered a new life, although he has fond memories of being drafted and developed by the Penguins.

Mike Brown's goal off a faceoff in the third period became a surprising game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

Not one to mince words or rein in his thoughts, James Wisniewski tried to contain himself the best he could from saying something that would get him into trouble with the NHL.

Share + Nov 4, 2009 7:24 am US/Eastern Pittsburgh Penguins Blog By: Casey Shea ANAHEIM, Calif.

Penguins Vs. Ducks Preview Share + Nov 3, 2009 7:56 am US/Eastern Penguins Vs. Ducks Preview Pittsburgh Penguins Blog By: Casey Shea ANAHEIM The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a four-game roadtrip in Anaheim Tuesday night against the Ducks .

Pascal Dupuis scored the go-ahead goal with 10:47 to play, and the Pittsburgh Penguins tied an NHL record with their seventh straight road victory to open the season, 4-3 over the last-place Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

TV/radio: FSN Pittsburgh/WXDX-FM 105.9 and the Penguins Radio Network) Season series: First meeting.

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Three points, four shots and plus-1. 2. Bobby Ryan, Ducks. Like Perry, three points, four shots and plus-1. 3. James Wisniekski, Ducks.

Poor starts to the season have become a Ducks trend since they won the Stanley Cup two years ago.

The Ducks, fresh off a defeat Saturday night to the Columbus Blue Jackets, are now facing another loss.