The Ducks are 0-5-1 since a 4-1 win against the New York Islanders on Oct. 17. They haven't lost seven in a row since an 0-6-1 stretch from Nov. 13-27, 2011. The Rangers conclude a four-game West Coast trip. They won their first road game of the season 4-3 in a shootout against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Players to watch
Forward Mats Zuccarello has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past eight games against the Anaheim. New York is 6-2-0 in those games. Forward Pontus Aberg has two goals in each of his past two games to give him a Ducks high four goals. Aberg has played seven games for Anaheim since he was claimed off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 1.
They said it
"We're playing another really strong, physical team, and a team that can make us pay, so we've got to make sure we're ready for them. We can't rest on this one." -- Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk "Obviously, pucks aren't bouncing the way we want them to all the time, and that's what happens when you go through these spells. You've got to work for everything you get." -- Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf
Georgiev is expected to make his third start this season and 12th of his NHL career after Lundqvist faced 110 shots on the first three games of the road trip. ... Eaves practiced on a line with Henrique and Lundestrom on Wednesday. Coach Randy Carlyle said Eaves will decide if he's ready to appear in his first NHL game since Oct. 13, 2017. Eaves was hospitalized with what was believed to be Guillain-Barre syndrome last fall and had shoulder surgery in the spring.
Stat pack
Fast is scheduled to play in his 300th NHL game. ... Getzlaf has five points (two goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak.
