"We can't lament the loss and we move on with the people we have," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. "We're going to probably have to move some pairs around a little bit. There will probably be some mixing and matching on the back end, more so than to say, 'Well, we're going to put one guy in and he's going to take Cam Fowler's spot.' That's not fair to the people that are vying for that position and are available to us.
"The best thing that we can do is put a game plan in place and mix and match our pairs."
Ducks goaltender John Gibson, who sustained an upper-body injury Sunday, is day to day. He is third among NHL goalies with a .926 save percentage (minimum 35 games played). In 60 games, he's 31-18-7 with a 2.43 goals-against average.
"They're both big parts of our hockey club," Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf said. "We dealt with a lot of injuries throughout the start of the season and throughout this year. The one thing we do have is experience in young players. And we're going to look to some of them to step up and fill some of those minutes."
Goaltender Ryan Miller, 37, likely will get the bulk of the playing time for as long as Gibson is out. He's 9-6-6 with a 2.51 GAA and .925 save percentage in 25 games.
Reto Berra
, 31, was recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League to be the backup. He is 1-1-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .936 save percentage in five games with the Ducks this season.
Anaheim, which holds the first wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference, is one point behind the Los Angeles Kings for third place in the Pacific Division and two points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche, who hold the second wild card. The Ducks have a game in hand on each.
The Ducks play the Minnesota Wild at Honda Center on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; SN360, SN1, PRIME, FS-N, NHL.TV).
