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Christian Post Report – Ryan Kesler of the Anaheim Ducks.
In their last home game for the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks host the Dallas Stars at the Honda Center in the NHL. The match is on April 8, 2015 at 10:30 p.m. ET.
As the only team who has clinched a playoff spot in the heated Pacific Division, the Ducks are also trying to maintain their top spot in the whole Western Conference.
They had a four-game winning streak before their most recent loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
In that winning run, they beat the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and the Edmonton Oilers. However, they were unable to overcome an upset-minded Avalanche team when they met in California.
Down 1-0 after a Colorado goal, Jiri Sekac and Rickard Rakell scored in the first period to give Anaheim the lead. However, they surrendered three consecutive points to eventually lose at home.
That loss also broke their four-game home winning streak and they will try to impress their home fans in their final game before the post-season.
On the other hand, are already out of contention to make it to the playoffs but will surely want to go out on a positive note.
They are sixth in the Central Division but have won back-to-back games.
In those two wins, their most impressive performance was an away win over the San Jose Sharks. The match finished 5-1, with the Sharks offering little resistance as goals from Colton Scevious, Patrick Eaves and Jamie Benn gave the Stars a comfortable lead just into the second period. In the third, Benn and Ryan Garbutt completed the route as they found the back of the net.
Dallas and Anaheim have already met twice this season, with Anaheim getting wins on both occasions despite the match being played in Texas.
The last time Dallas won in California was back in February 2014 as as Anaheim have won six of their last eight meetings since then.
To get highlights and updates on this match, go to NHL.com. For live streaming, click here.
Source : Christian Post