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Ryan Getzlaf expected to return to Ducks' lineup on Monday

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The Ducks' captain is back.

Ryan Getzlaf was expected to play Monday after missing the past 19 games with a fractured cheekbone, but the move was made official after he was activated from injured reserve.

The No. 1 center suffered the injury when a puck struck him on Oct. 29 against the Carolina Hurricanes, and that's the team he'll return against in Anaheim.

"I'm excited," said Getzlaf. "I have to go out there with some energy. These guys have been grinding the last little while. I've been trying to prepare myself.

"It's going to be the first game.