The Anaheim Ducks can clinch their fifth straight Pacific Division title by earning a point against the Kings, or if the Edmonton Oilers lose against the Vancouver Canucks in any fashion in a game scheduled to begin 30 minutes after the Kings and Ducks do. In either of those scenarios, Anaheim would face the Calgary Flames in the Western Conference First Round. The Ducks have a 13-game point streak (10-0-3), which equals the third-longest in Anaheim history. "It's a feel-good story, but when the first game of the playoffs starts, it means nothing because everybody goes back to zero," coach Randy Carlyle said. "You feel better about your group, but there is going to be another intensity coming. Teams automatically become 20 percent better defensively, so it's going to be that much harder to score in the playoffs, to find space in the playoffs and compete to a higher level. All that is coming." The Ducks are guaranteed home-ice advantage in the first round against either the Flames or San Jose Sharks. "It's a bonus," forward Ryan Kesler said of home ice in the first round. "We said at the beginning of the year, all we wanted to do was make the playoffs. We did that a couple weeks ago. We're playing good hockey."
