THE WEEK AHEAD

DUCKS: 4 GAMES

Wednesday vs. Kings, 7:30 p.m. -- Everyone can talk all they want about the King-Duck rivalry, but this game isn’t even on TV. Too bad only the 17,174 in the Arrowhead Pond will see whether the Ducks play better before Martin Gerber than they did in front of Jean-Sebastien Giguere in Saturday’s 4-1 King victory at Staples Center.

Friday vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net 2 -- Paul Kariya plays at the Pond for the first time against the team he spurned as a free agent.

Sunday at Calgary, noon PST -- The Flames knocked off Giguere’s mask in a 5-1 romp Jan. 19, then claimed he embellished a behind-the-net hit.

Monday at Edmonton, 6 p.m. PST -- The Ducks last won at the former Northlands Coliseum on Feb. 24, 1999.

-- Elliott Teaford