Coyotes at Ducks preview

COYOTES (16-19-2) at DUCKS (19-15-5)
10 p.m. ET, FS-W, FS-A, NHL.TV

Anaheim, which leads the NHL in save percentage at .918, could be without its top two goaltenders. John Gibson left the ice first at the morning skate, but coach Randy Carlyle said he'll be a game-time decision after sustaining an upper-body injury in a 4-2 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. Ryan Miller hasn't played since sustaining a knee injury against the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 9.
The Coyotes are 3-8-0 in their past 11 games, with just one of those victories in regulation. They are without No. 1 goalie Antti Raanta, who is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury sustained Nov. 27 against the Minnesota Wild.

Players to watch

Coyotes forward Conor Garland made his NHL debut on Dec. 8, scored his first NHL point on Dec. 22 and has a three-game point streak (two goals, one assist).
Ducks Ondrej Kase has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past eight games. He missed Anaheim's two previous games against Arizona this season with a concussion.

They said it

"When we play fast, we avoid the physicality of the game." -- Arizona defenseman Jakob Chychrun
"Hockey's a funny game, but it's pretty fair. When things are going well, it's because you're putting in the work and you're doing the right things. So I think we have to clean up a few things and stay structured, and I think we'll start to see those bounces and the reward." -- Ducks forward Kiefer Sherwood

Coyotes projected lineup

Richard Panik -- Derek Stepan -- Clayton Keller
Alex Galchenyuk -- Nick Schmaltz -- Christian Fischer
Lawson Crouse -- Nick Cousins -- Josh Archibald
Mario Kempe-- Vinnie Hinostroza -- Conor Garland
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Jakob Chychrun -- Alex Goligoski
Jordan Oesterle -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Adin Hill
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched:Kevin Connauton, Calvin Pickard
Injured:Antti Raanta (lower body), Brad Richardson (illness), Michael Grabner (eye), Christian Dvorak (pectoral)

Ducks projected lineup

Pontus Aberg -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Ondrej Kase
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Daniel Sprong
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Brian Gibbons -- Carter Rowney -- Kiefer Sherwood
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
Jacob Larsson -- Josh Manson
Josh Mahura -- Jake Dotchin
Chad Johnson
Kevin Boyle
Scratched:Ben Street, Andy Welinski
Injured:Corey Perry (knee surgery), Cam Fowler (facial fractures), Patrick Eaves (rib), Rickard Rakell (ankle), Ryan Miller (knee), John Gibson (upper body)

Status report

Forward Michael Bunting was sent to the AHL to make room for Hinostroza, who returns after missing the past 10 games. ... Kuemper is set to start Sunday when the Coyotes play at the Vegas Golden Knights … Welinski was recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Saturday.

Stat pack

Seven of the past eight games between the teams have been decided by one goal.