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Up next for the Ducks a rematch with playoff foe Nashville

Predators center Mike Fisher braces as he is hit with the puck on a shot from a teammate as he tries to shield Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen during first period action of Game 5 in the first round on Apr. 23.
Predators center Mike Fisher braces as he is hit with the puck on a shot from a teammate as he tries to shield Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen during first period action of Game 5 in the first round on Apr. 23.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
By Curtis Zupke
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DUCKS VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS

When: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Honda Center.

On the air: TV: Prime; Radio: 830

Update: Nashville is getting over a case of food poisoning that forced several players, including goalie Pekka Rinne, out of Saturday’s game. Defenseman P.K. Subban co-leads the Predators with five points in five games after his trade from Montreal over the summer.

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This is the first game between the teams since Nashville eliminated the Ducks in seven games in the first round of last season’s playoffs. The Predators set a franchise record with nine power-play goals in their first five games.

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Curtis Zupke

Curtis Zupke is a former multiplatform editor and staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He covered hockey for The Times, the Orange County Register and NHL.com, and his work has also appeared in Hockey News, the Chicago Tribune and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, among other papers, and for Associated Press. He was born and raised in the South Bay and started as a sports writer in Southern California in 1999.

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