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DUCKS (11-11-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (16-9-1)
10 p.m. ET; SN1, ATTSN-RM, PRIME, NHL.TV

Perron has missed the past five games because of an upper-body injury. He's tied for fourth on the Golden Knights with 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) in 21 games.
The Ducks conclude their six-game road trip by looking for their first win in three games. Forward Jakob Silfverberg is expected to miss his third straight game because of an upper-body injury.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Corey Perry had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 shootout loss against the Nashville Predators on Sunday. He had one assist in his previous six games.
Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in the past seven games.

They said it

"We've played some good hockey at times. The end of the day, you need points though. This road trip's been against some very good teams." -- Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa
"I thought we got [the Ducks] at a good time last time. We played a real good game against them. They play a hard, fast game." -- Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant

Ducks projected lineup

Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano -- Derek Grant -- Rickard Rakell
Logan Shaw -- Antoine Vermette -- Kevin Roy
Joseph Blandisi -- Chris Wagner -- Dennis Rasmussen
Cam Fowler -- Kevin Bieksa
Brandon Montour -- Korbinian Holzer
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Francois Beauchemin](https://www.nhl.com/player/francois-beauchemin-8467400?season=20172018)
Injured:Jakob Silfverberg (upper body), Jared Boll (lower body), Patrick Eaves (illness), Ryan Getzlaf (face), Ondrej Kase (upper body), Ryan Kesler (hip surgery)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Status report

Fleury took part in post-practice drills for the fourth straight day, signaling he's close to returning to practice. Golden Knights general manager George McPhee said Fleury could be cleared by Wednesday. … Rakell skated Monday and is questionable to play Tuesday. The Ducks reassigned center Kalle Kossila to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Monday. Gibson is expected to start after Miller played Saturday.

Stat pack

Karlsson is tied for the Golden Knights lead with 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists) in 26 games, and it also ties his personal NHL best, set last season with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 81 games. … Fowler has three points (two goals, one assist) during a three-game point streak.