The defenseman, who will play his 738th straight game, tied Jay Bouwmeester for sixth place in a 4-3 victory against the New Jersey Devils on Monday in the second of an eight-game homestand. Yandle last missed a game March 22, 2009 when he was with the Phoenix Coyotes. Anaheim, which will play the third of a five-game road trip, is coming off a 3-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
Players to watch
Center Ryan Getzlaf has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past three games and leads the Ducks with 17 points. Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau has 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in his past 12 games.
They said it
"That's the kind of game we should expect from ourselves every night." -- Ducks defenseman Josh Manson on the 3-1 victory against the Lightning on Tuesday "I like the way we played at home the last couple of games and if we continue that, by the end of this stand I like where we'll be." -- Panthers coach Bob Boughner
The Ducks did not have a morning skate. … Reimer will make his third consecutive start. ... After Luongo took part in the morning skate, Boughner said he was hoping he could return Friday against the Buffalo Sabres or Saturday against the Lightning. … McCann moved up from the third line to the second line between Huberdeau and Vatrano.
Stat pack
The Ducks were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill against the Lightning after they were 5-for-11 in their previous four games. … The Panthers have the second-best power-play percentage (36.6) since Nov. 2.
