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Anaheim woke up Monday at the top of the Pacific Division, following a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. The Ducks are on a three-game winning streak -- which started with a 3-2 shootout road victory against the Panthers last week -- and have won five of their last six games.
The Anaheim Ducks are one of the stories of the NHL season so far, as they own a 7-3-1 record and sit in first place in the Pacific Division with 15 points.
Troy Terry is the longest-serving Anaheim Ducks player who has yet to experience Stanley Cup playoff hockey. The only taste of it came from a distance as a black ace in 2018 while watching the Ducks get swept out by the San Jose Sharks after making his NHL debut.
The Red Wings had a strong start to their trip through the Golden State. After outlasting the St. Louis Blues to begin their five-game road trip, Detroit managed to pull out a 4-3 shootout victory against a challenging Los Angeles Kings team on Thursday night.
Gibson gave up five goals on 13 shots and was pulled from his Red Wings debut, a 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 9. He has a 3.20 goals-against average and .876 save percentage. But the Red Wings have been sorting out issues in front of their goalies, and Gibson is 4-2-0.
The Anaheim Ducks may be an unexpected player in the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, who suggested on the latest 32 Thoughts podcast that Anaheim could be a potential fit if the star forward hits the market.
The NHL has three games on Friday spread evenly throughout the night. The Vegas Golden Knights host the Colorado Avalanche in an unusual 4 p.m. et start, then t