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DUCKS (20-15-9) at AVALANCHE (23-16-3)
3 p.m. ET; ALT, PRIME, NHL.TV

Colorado, which has won five straight at home and is 11-3-1 in their past 14 games, last won seven straight during an eight-game winning streak from Dec. 31, 2005 to Jan. 17, 2006.
Anaheim forward Andrew Cogliano's consecutive games streak will end at 830, the fourth-longest in NHL history. He was
suspended two games for interference
on Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe on Saturday. Doug Jarvis (964) holds the record, followed by Gary Unger (914) and Steve Larmer (884).
The Ducks conclude a five-game road trip looking for their third win (2-1-1). They are 6-2-1 in their past nine games.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his past six games and 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) in his past 13 games.
Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) during a six-game point streak.

They said it

"We need points, it's as simple as that. Every game is very, very important. Against division foes and Western Conference foes, they're doubly more important. Four-point games. We're going to have to play a more consistent brand as we go forward. Hopefully, we can do enough to give ourselves a chance." -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle
"Wins are hard to come by and when you can get your team playing confident, playing well and playing with good habits, it gives you something to grow on. We want to keep pushing the bar higher and higher." -- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar

Ducks projected lineup
Avalanche projected lineup
Status report

Brown was claimed on waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. He could debut on the fourth line with Wagner and Vermette. He has four points (one goal, three assists) in 24 games this season.

Stat pack

The Ducks have killed 15 consecutive penalties in their past four games ... Bernier is 5-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and .960 save percentage in his past five games.