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About This Page: This is a discussion on LA Kings Talk within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. Minor Notes: I put Mathieu Schneider as the Top Defenseman instead of Chris Pronger because he serving his suspension and will not be playing. But I am keeping Ryan Getzlaf
Minor Notes: I put Mathieu Schneider as the Top Defenseman instead of Chris Pronger because he serving his suspension and will not be playing. But I am keeping Ryan Getzlaf as the Top Forward because he *might* play against the Kings.
Edit: I took Getzlaf off the Top Forward section as he is not playing tonight. Also took out Aubin and put in Hiller.
Thanks in large part to their play at the Honda Center, the Anaheim Ducks are picking up some momentum for the postseason.
The Ducks will be trying to extend their team-record nine-game home winning streak Tuesday when they face the Los Angeles Kings.
Anaheim (43-26-8) has not lost on its own ice since a 4-2 defeat to Dallas on Feb. 15. The Ducks are 25-8-4 at the Honda Center, leaving them one win shy of the franchise mark for home victories set in 2005-06 and matched last season.
The Ducks are returning to Anaheim after a 2-1-0 road trip, capped by Saturday's 2-1 win over Phoenix. Anaheim is in fourth place in the Western Conference and has gone 16-4-1 since Feb. 5.
Teemu Selanne scored twice against the Coyotes and has 10 goals and nine assists in 21 games since rejoining the Ducks after contemplating retirement. He moved into 22nd place on the NHL career goals list with 550 and trails No. 21 Johnny Bucyk by six.
Rookie Jonas Hiller, meanwhile, made 30 saves in his second straight start in place of Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who sat out with back spasms.
Hiller made a career-high 41 saves in Friday's 2-1 loss to Pacific Division-leading San Jose. However, Carlyle said that he hopes that Giguere and center Ryan Getzlaf, who missed Saturday's game with an upper-body injury, will be able to go against the Kings.
Getzlaf leads the Ducks with 54 assists and 77 points.
Anaheim has won four of its last five against the Kings (30-40-6), but lost 3-1 at Los Angeles in the last meeting Jan. 24. The Ducks have won three straight at home in the series.
The Kings own the worst record in the West, but have been relishing their role as spoilers. They've won back-to-back games for the first time since Feb. 5-7, including Saturday's 4-2 victory at Dallas.
Michal Handzus had two goals, including the tying score, and Lubomir Visnovsky picked up the go-ahead goal 55 seconds later.
The Ducks and Kings are both playing the fourth game of their season-ending eight-game stretches against division foes.
The Kings have a road record of 15-21-3 and their last 10 games is a record of 4-4-2.
The Ducks have a home record of 25-8-4, and their last 10 games is a record of 6-3-1.
The Kings return home on Thursday night against the Phoenix Coyotes at Staples Center.
"Our fate has kind of been written," Blake said. "We're out of the playoffs. We want a little respect and I think we got that today."
"We look at these games as our playoffs because the games are so meaningful (for opponents)," Kings coach Marc Crawford said. "Dallas wants home ice in the playoffs and we're using the games to help our young players develop."
"The best players in the world are here so the shooting is better, they can really pick the corners," Ersberg said of his adjustment to the NHL," that is the biggest thing I guess, but there are better defenseman here and better players on my team too, so that helps me out."
Los Angeles Kings
Kyle Calder (Broken finger on 3/20/08) day-to-day
Jack Johnson (Non-displaced fracture on right foot on 3/18/08) day-to-day
Jason LaBarbera (Sports hernia surgery on 2/21/08) day-to-day
Ladislav Nagy (Sore neck on 1/19/08) IR
Scott Thornton (Upper body injury on 3/4/08) day-to-day
Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Carter (Bruised right forearm on 2/21/08) IR
Ryan Getzlaf (Undisclosed upper body injury on 3/22/08) day-to-day
Jean-Sebastien Giguere (Back spasms on 3/22/08) day-to-day
Corey Perry (Right quad tendon laceration on 3/7/08) day-to-day
Bottom of the Cellar Standings:
26 Islanders 75 points, 5 games remaining
27 Blues 72 points, 6 games remaining
28 Thrashers 70 points, 5 games remaining
29 Lightning 68 points, 6 games remaining 30 Kings 66 points, 6 games remaining
Key/Division Games Tonight:
Blackhawks @ Blue Jackets 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST Oilers @ Wild 5:00 PM PST | 8:00 PM EST Canucks @ Avalanche 6:00 PM PST | 9:00 PM EST
Hate to root for the ****s here, but we have worked too hard and are too close with Tampa Bay for that 1st overall pick. This would be one loss against the Ducks that I wouldn't lose any sleep over.....
***GDT - Los Angeles Kings @ Anaheim Ducks - 3/26/08*** 
Maverick
