With so many clubs jockeying for position in the Western Conference, points are at a premium for the Ducks and others fighting for the postseason.
The Ducks are one of seven teams within five points of one another that are vying for four of the playoff berths in the West.
What Randy Carlyle and Co. need is some momentum, because lately the Ducks have taken turns winning and losing games. Their longest winning streak is three, and they've enjoyed such a string just twice.
"If we want to keep rising in the standings, we're going to have to string some together.