Watch Anaheim Ducks vs Detroit Red Wings Live Online

Watch Anaheim Ducks vs Detroit Red Wings Live Online

Two teams heading in opposite directions -- the Wings have won five of their last six to climb into a playoff spot, while the Ducks have lost four of their last six to slip to 14th in the Western Conference. Last season, the Red Wings won three of the four games, including a pair of one-goal wins. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg each had 3 goals and 3 assists in the four games. Detroit also edged Anaheim in seven games in the Western Conference Semifinals.

In the last few days, GM Bob Murray has had to quash talk of a coaching change, hear goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere go public with his demands to be the No. 1 goalie and deal with rumors circulating about captain Scott Niedermayer going on the trading block. About the future of coach Randy Carlyle, Murray was unequivocal: "There's going to be a lot of players shipped out before the coach is," he told the Orange County Register. "We have a damn good coach and he's proven he can coach in this League.

Detroit has high hopes for goaltender Jimmy Howard, and in the last two games, he's looked like the future in goal. With Chris Osgood out with the flu, Howard was pressed into duty in back-to-back games against Columbus and Vancouver. But Howard looked good in both games, allowing just one even-strength goal in a pair of victories.