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Anaheim Ducks right wing Emerson Etem (65) celebrates his first period goal against the Detroit Red Wings as a young hockey fan cheers during Game 7 of their NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey playoff in Anaheim, California May 12, 2013.
Christian Post Report – The Vancouver Canucks will host the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Arena in the National Hockey League. The Pacific Division rivals will meet for the final time in the regular season as the playoffs loom.
Currently second in the division, the Canucks are coming off a big win against another division rival in the San Jose Sharks. They were riding a two-game losing streak heading into the meeting against the Sharks, and it took a sublime performance from Radim Vrbata to get a 3-2 victory.
Following the win, the Canucks now have 76 points through the season and close the gap on the Ducks who have 91.
On a four-game win streak, the Ducks failed to extend the lead atop the West after falling 5-2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Ducks fell behind heavily throughout the game and only found the back of the net in the third period when the game was already too late to be saved.
Now they will try to get things back on track against the Canucks.
The rivals have met four times already this season, with Vancouver winning their first meeting but then losing three straight to the Ducks. In their last meeting, also at Rogers Arena, the Ducks were dominant. Matt Beleskey, Kyle Palmieri, Rickard Rakell and Patrick Maroon all scored for the visitors as they went on to win 4-0.
In this important meeting, Anaheim will be relying on the performances of Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and former Canucks center Ryan Kelser.
As for the Vancouver, twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin will still be anchoring the team’s offense, while goalie Eddie Lack will be their shot-stopper since Ryan Miller is still recovering from an injury he got last February.
This Pacific Division match will start at 10 p.m. ET with updates and highlights on NHL.com. To view the game online, click here.
Source : Christian Post