Center Rickard Rakell will make his season debut following his re-signing with the Anaheim Ducks on Oct. 14. Rakell, who also was rehabbing from offseason abdominal surgery, will center the third line with Antoine Vermette likely at left wing and Ryan Garbutt on right wing. Vermette, who has a 70.6 percent winning percentage on faceoffs this season, will take faceoffs. Rakell wanted to make his debut in a high-intensity game. "I've been waiting for this for a long time," Rakell said. "I'm real excited to play. [They are] always good games against L.A. I think it's going to be a physical and high-tempo game tonight." Center Michael Sgarbossa was reassigned to San Diego of the American Hockey League to make room for Rakell. Anaheim seeks to bounce back after a 4-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday in which they were outplayed in every phase of the game. "We move on from that, and our preparation is now using this as a game to say, 'Hey, that's not the hockey club we are,'" coach Randy Carlyle said. "We have a chance to make a statement for ourselves."
