Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Kesler speaks to a reporter while in town to promote next month's NHL hockey awards show from Culinary Dropout inside the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 26, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Golden Knights faced a different-looking Ducks team Wednesday. One that more closely resembled the squad that’s won five straight Pacific Division titles.
Anaheim center Ryan Kesler made his season debut against the Knights at Honda Center, six months after the two-time All-Star underwent hip surgery.
“We prepared the same way,” Knights coach Gerard Gallant said after his team’s morning skate at Honda Center.