DUCKS (17-11-5) at BLUE JACKETS (17-12-2) 7 p.m. ET; FS-O, KCOP-13, NHL.TV
The Ducks' only loss since Nov. 25 was a 4-1 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes on Dec. 7. The Blue Jackets, who are 2-4-0 in their past six games, look to win their second straight game after losing four of five.
Players to watch
Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg, who has nine goals this season, will try to extend his career-high goal-scoring streak to five games. Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson has points in 14 of his past 15 games. He has 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists) in that span.
They said it
"It reinforces that we can, and have the ability, to be resilient and not always put ourselves in the situation where we say we can't and find ways to find positives out of small things and hopefully they're giving your team a chance. " -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle on confidence from comeback victories, including 6-3 win against Dallas Stars on Dec. 12 in which they trailed 3-1 "Anaheim's a Western (Conference) team that's going to play physical and tough. We need to bring the same CBJ hockey that's hard on the forecheck and tough to play against like we did in our last game against LA." -- Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson
Columbus and Anaheim were expected to have the same lineups as their previous games.
Stat pack
Kase scored his first NHL hat trick vs. the Dallas Stars on Wednesday and has six points (four goals, two assists) in the past two games. … Getzlaf has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in the past seven games. … Jones has nine points (four goals, five assists) in the past eight games. … Panarin has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past eight games.
