The Anaheim Ducks and Dallas Stars sit at eighth and ninth place in the Western Conference tied with 85 points along with the No. 10 Calgary Flames. Both teams will attempt to break that logjam as they meet at the American Airlines Center. The Ducks currently have the tie breaker over all three teams as they have the most non-shootout wins among the three teams. If either team wins tonight, it would vault them into sixth place in the conference ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Ducks Vs. Stars: The Battle For Eighth Wages On
The most simple thing for all of the teams in the Western Conference race is that they keep winning. The guys from Anaheim Calling echo that sentiment as they talk about the Ducks playoff chances this season:
I like this team, and they’ve battled back to the most important condition in a playoff race, they control their own fate. They currently have the tie breaker over Dallas, and no one within striking distance has a game in hand on them. From here on out, it can be simple for the Ducks, keep winning and you’ve got a chance. I’m not making any predictions, or anything. That’s a fact of their situation. Again, I like the way the team has been playing. At the beginning of the season, this team wouldn’t have come back to win this game.
For the Stars, they will get the services of Loui Eriksson back in the lineup as he missed the last two games for the Stars. The guys at Defending Big D are hoping that Eriksson can recreate the magic with Brad Richards he had before he missed time with his injury:
Richards has been playing on a line with Jamie Langenbrunner and Steve Ott, and also on a trio including Brandon Segal and Tomas Vincour, so the return of Loui Eriksson is critical to stabilize his situation and facilitate the on-going process of getting him [Richards] back to his old self.
The game starts at 8:30 pm Eastern, and for more information on this game please visit our Stars site, Defending Big D, and our Ducks site, Anaheim Calling.
See More:
