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Streaking Ducks return home to face Stars

Feb 15, 2008 - 1:33 PM Dallas (35-21-5) at Anaheim (32-22-7) 10:00 pm EST

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - After nine straight games on the road, the Anaheim Ducks finally return home on Friday.

The Ducks host the Pacific Division-leading Dallas Stars on Friday in their first home game since January 23.

Anaheim won the last five games of its trip to finish 5-3-1, but coach Randy Carlyle is concerned that his team might not be able to carry its momentum all the way home.

"Historically, there's always been this thing where the first game at home after a long road trip is where teams come out flat," Carlyle said. "We can't afford that against Dallas. We're in a dogfight in the division and we want to get as many points as we possibly can. Dallas is doing the same thing."

The Ducks have outscored their opponents 14-5 during their streak, including a 2-1 win at Colorado in which Teemu Selanne scored his first goal since returning to the team.

The "Finnish Flash" led the club in scoring last season but sat out the first 56 games of the current campaign to contemplate retirement. Anaheim has not lost since his return.

The Stars just had their own seven-game winning streak snapped, falling 5-2 against the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday. Marty Turco yielded four goals for the first time since January 15 at the Ducks.

The Stars have dominated the series so far this season, winning four of the first five meetings.