Senators at Ducks preview

SENATORS (15-23-5) at DUCKS (19-17-7)
10 p.m. ET, SN, PRIME, TSN5, RDS, NHL.TV

The Ducks, 0-6-2 since Dec. 18, have not lost nine in a row in team history. Anaheim lost eight straight from Oct. 12-30, 1996 (0-8-0), and again from Nov. 3-20, 2005 (0-5-3). The Ducks have been held to two goals or fewer seven times during the losing streak.
The Senators are 0-7-1 since Dec. 21, allowing at least four goals in seven of the eight games during the losing streak. They haven't lost nine in a row since an 0-9-2 stretch from Jan. 14-Feb. 9, 2011.

Players to watch

Senators forward Bobby Ryan, a four-time 30-goal scorer for the Ducks from 2008-12, has five points (one goal, four assists) in a season-long four-game point streak.
Ducks forward Rickard Rakell is set to return after missing the past 13 games with an ankle injury sustained Dec. 5 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Rakell is tied for third on the Ducks with 20 points (five goals, 15 assists). He led Anaheim with 34 goals last season.

They said it

"With them being at home, you can expect a real good early push. Generally, from Anaheim, you can expect that anyway. It'll be urgent right out of the gate." -- Senators forward Bobby Ryan
"It's a matter of buckling down, getting in a groove again and playing the right way shift in, shift out. There are small areas of the game that we're making mistakes all the time. When they're repeated mistakes, that's when it hurts you." -- Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Mark Stone
Rudolfs Balcers -- Chris Tierney -- Mikkel Boedker
Ryan Dzingel -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Bobby Ryan
Nicholas Paul -- Zack Smith -- Magnus Paajarvi
Ben Harpur -- Dylan DeMelo
Max Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Christian Jaros
Anders Nilsson
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched:Christian Wolanin, Darren Archibald
Injured:Matt Duchene (personal), Thomas Chabot (upper body), Craig Anderson (concussion), Justin Falk (concussion)

Ducks projected lineup

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

Status report

Duchene remained in Ottawa with his wife, Ashley, who is preparing to give birth to their first child. Duchene is second on the Senators with 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists). Pageau will move into Duchene's spot on the third line. … The Ducks reassigned forward Ben Street and defenseman Josh Mahura to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

Stat pack

Getzlaf does not have a point in seven straight games for the first time in his 14-year NHL career.