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Struggling Ducks visit Kings

Feb 17, 2007 - 5:20 PM Anaheim (34-16-8) at Los Angeles (19-31-9) 10:30 pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - Thanks to poor play, the Anaheim Ducks are in a race for first place in the Pacific Division.

Anaheim, 2-4-0 in its last six, faces the Los Angeles Kings in the first of a home-and-home series on Saturday.

The Ducks lead the second-place San Jose Sharks by three points, and come off a 5-4 overtime win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday. The Ducks trailed, 4-2, after two periods before Justin Penner and defenseman Chris Pronger scored to tie it in the third.

Teemu Selanne scored the game-winner at 1:53 of overtime. Selanne has 34 goals, tied for the second most in the league. The right wing has two goals and three assists in three games against Los Angeles this season.

Los Angeles returns home after a 2-1-2 road trip which ended with a 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Kings are last in the Western Conference with 47 points, 20 out of the final playoff berth.

Alexander Frolov scored against Carolina, and has eight points in his last four contests.

Despite getting blanked against the Hurricanes, rookie Anze Kopitar is still second in rookie scoring with 50 points. Kopitar had three goals and two assists on the five-game road trip. He has five points in four games against the Ducks this season.