DUCKS REPORT

THIS WEEK

WEDNESDAY VS. OTTAWA

* Starting time: 7:30 p.m.

* Television: FSW 2

* Radio: KDIS (710 AM)

* Key: The Ducks have only one goal in their last 31 power-play chances.

* This season: Ottawa won the Nov. 13 meeting, 4-2.

* About Ottawa: Does the name Alexei Yashin ring a bell? The Senators certainly haven’t missed their star center. Radek Bonk has filled in nicely with a team-high 32 points.

FRIDAY VS. ST. LOUIS

* Starting time: 7:30 p.m.

* Television: FSW 2

* Radio: XTRA (690 AM)

* Key: Beating goalie Roman Turek will be a chore.

* Last season: St. Louis went 2-1-1 in the four games.

* About St. Louis: The Blues are hot, going 4-0-2 in their last six games. Pierre Turgeon has 21 goals and 53 points.

SATURDAY AT PHOENIX

* Starting time: 6 p.m.

* Television: None

* Radio: XTRA (690 AM)

* Key: Maybe a Stu Grimson goal will decide it. Stranger things have happened.

* This season: The Coyotes have won two of three games and have outscored the Ducks, 8-2.

* About Phoenix: The Coyotes lead the Pacific Division, despite going 4-7-2 in the last 13 games. Center Jeremy Roenick has 21 goals and leads the league with eight game-winners.

MONDAY VS. BUFFALO

* Starting time: 7:30 p.m.

* Television: Channel 9

* Radio: XTRA (690 AM)

* Key: These teams have the two worst power plays in the NHL. So a power-play goal will probably win it.

* Last season: The teams split two games.

* About Buffalo: The Sabres, Stanley Cup finalists last season, have meandered much like the Ducks this season--only with a better excuse. Goalie Dominik Hasek, five-time Vezina Trophy winner, has missed 31 games.