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Ducks hope to finish perfect road trip

Oct 27, 2008 - 1:22 PM Anaheim (4-5-0) at Columbus (3-5-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- The Anaheim Ducks have used a four-game road trip to find their offense and turn their slow start to the season around.

The Ducks aim to win their fourth straight road game on Monday when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Anaheim dropped its first four games this season but has found some momentum away from home.

The Ducks defeated Toronto and Ottawa and recorded a 6-4 victory over Montreal on Saturday on the first three games of their trip. The team has totaled 13 goals over the winning streak after scoring 13 over its first six games.

Balance has been a key for the Ducks as 14 different players have scored a goal with defenseman Francois Beauchemin leading the team with three tallies.

Columbus, on the other hand, is struggling to find offense as the team has scored one goal in each of its last two games - both losses.

The Blue Jackets lost, 2-1, to Minnesota on Saturday and also lost goaltender Pascal Leclaire to an ankle injury in the second period. Fredrik Norrena will get the start if Leclaire is unable to play.

Anaheim won the last three meetings between the teams last season.