Blue Jackets at Ducks preview

BLUE JACKETS (7-6-0) at DUCKS (5-6-3)
9 p.m. ET, PRIME, FS-O, NHL.TV

The longest losing streak in Anaheim history is eight games from Oct. 12-30, 1996, and again from Nov. 3-20, 2005. The Ducks qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs each season.
The Blue Jackets will try win two out of three on their only trip to California this season. They defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday and lost 4-1 at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Players to watch

Columbus defenseman Zach Werenski has four points (two goals, two assists) in four games against the Ducks.
Anaheim center Ryan Getzlaf has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak.

They said it

"You're getting every team's best when you are a good team. We've crossed that bridge now. Teams know we are a good team, so you're getting a team's best every time you play them." -- Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno
"We've got to find that urgency that we have when we're trying to tie up the game, the same as if we have the lead or it's a tie game.-- Ducks forward Rickard Rakell

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Anthony Duclair -- Alex Wennberg -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Riley Nash -- Brandon Dubinsky -- Markus Hannikainen
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Ryan Murray -- Markus Nutivaara
Scott Harrington -- David Savard
Joonas Korpisalo
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched:Adam Clendening, Lukas Sedlak
Injured: None

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Pontus Aberg
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Isac Lundestrom -- Adam Henrique -- Patrick Eaves
Brian Gibbons --
Kalle Kossila
-- Kiefer Sherwood
Cam Fowler -- Andy Welinski
Hampus Lindholm -- Jacob Larsson
Marcus Pettersson -- Brandon Montour
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:Ben Street, Luke Schenn
Injured:Josh Manson (upper body), Max Comtois (lower body), Ondrej Kase (concussion), Nick Ritchie (upper body), Carter Rowney (upper body), Corey Perry (knee surgery)

Status report

Korpisalo will attempt to rebound from the shortest start of his NHL career. He gave up three goals on seven shots before he was lifted after 13:02 of a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. ... Kossila was reassigned to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Saturday but could be back up if none of the Ducks' injured forwards are ready.

Stat pack

The Blue Jackets have allowed an NHL high 19 goals in the first period and given up a first-period goal in their past 11 games. ... Rakell has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past six games and is one goal from 100 in the NHL.