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MIGHTY DUCKS TONIGHT

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Opponent--Phoenix Coyotes.

Site--Pond of Anaheim.

Time--7:30.

TV--Fox Sports West.

Radio--KEZY (95.9 FM).

Records--Ducks 12-16-5, Coyotes 14-16-4.

Record vs. Coyotes--0-1.

Duck update--They are 8-3-2 since acquiring winger Brian Bellows from Tampa Bay and defenseman Dmitri Mironov from Pittsburgh last month. Goaltender Guy Hebert is 5-0-1 in his last six starts and has three of the team’s four shutouts this season. Left wing Paul Kariya is coming off a career-high five-point game (two goals, three assists) in a 7-0 rout of Calgary on Friday. Kariya has 30 points in 20 games. Right wing Teemu Selanne has a nine-game point streak. The top line of Kariya, Selanne and center Steve Rucchin accounted for 11 points (four goals, seven assists) against Calgary.

Coyote update--Phoenix had a four-game winning streak before Sunday’s 7-2 loss to Calgary. The hot streak had begun after General Manager John Paddock was fired. This is the Coyotes’ first Anaheim appearance since moving from Winnipeg after last season. Winnipeg was winless in six games at the Pond and only 2-10 overall against the Ducks. Former Duck Oleg Tverdovsky is among the NHL’s top-scoring defensemen with eight goals and 22 points.

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