TONIGHT'S GAME
WHO: Tampa Bay at Anaheim Ducks
WHEN/WHERE: 10 p.m.; Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.
RADIO: 620 AM
INJURIES: Lightning - D Paul Ranger (personal leave), out; D Mattias Ohlund (foot) day-to-day. Ducks - C Saku Koivu (groin), C Ryan Carter (foot), questionable.
NEED TO KNOW: Tampa Bay is 4-0-2 in its past six games and 6-1-4 in the past 11. ... Anaheim is 3-5-2 in its past 10 games. ... The Ducks' 15 points are the fewest in the Western Conference. ... Lightning LW Alex Tanguay has four goals, 10 points and is a plus-9 in the past nine games. ... Tampa Bay G Mike Smith is expected to make consecutive starts for the first time since Oct. 22-24. He is 3-0 with a 0.60 goals-against average in four career games against Anaheim. ... Tampa Bay is 8-11-1 all-time against Anaheim, including 4-5-1 at Honda Center. ... Ohlund did not practice Wednesday, but was not wearing the walking boot he had the previous three days. ... Lightning C Vinny Lecavalier has one goal in 12 career games against the Ducks, his fewest against any opponent. ... Anaheim entered Wednesday ranked 28th in penalty kill (74.2 percent); the Lightning were 25th (77.3 percent). ... The Ducks open a seven-game homestand tonight after an 0-3-1 road trip that ended with a 5-2 loss Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Erik Erlendsson
TONIGHT'S GAME
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