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role in lifting the Anaheim Ducks as high as second in the Pacific Division early last week http://www.officialwild.com/authentic-adidas-matt-dumba-jersey , but they’ll need to rely on their offense more than ever beginning Saturday night against the Arizona Coyotes at Honda Center.The Ducks lost No. 1 goalie John Gibson to an upper-body injury during a 4-2 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night, their fourth loss in a row. Anaheim was already without backup goalie Ryan Miller, who sustained a knee injury on Dec. 9 and will be sidelined another four weeks.Through the first 35 games, Gibson and Miller combined to lead the Ducks to a 19-11-5 mark. The Ducks (19-15-5) still own the top save-percentage in the NHL at .918 while facing the second-most shots in the league at 34.8 a game.Article continues below ...Anaheim claimed goalie Chad Johnson off waivers from the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 11, and the eight-year veteran gave up two goals on 23 shots in a 3-1 loss at the New York Rangers on Dec. 18, the start of the current four-game losing streak.He then allowed two goals on 22 shots after replacing Gibson on Thursday.“You never know in this league what’s going to happen Mikael Granlund Jersey ,” Johnson told reporters after the loss to San Jose.Arizona (16-19-2) is coming off a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. The Kings are the lowest-scoring team in the NHL at 2.29 goals a game, the Coyotes the third-lowest (2.49), and the Ducks are in between (2.41).The Ducks and Arizona met twice in the first full week of this season.Gibson had 41 saves in a 1-0 win in Phoenix on Oct. 6. The Coyotes came back with a 3-2 shootout win four days later in Anaheim. Antti Raanta made 23 saves in that win, but he’s been out the past month with a lower-body injury with no timetable for his return.Darcy Kuemper has taken over as the No. 1 goalie for Arizona since returning from a lower-body injury on Dec. 11 and he’s been solid. The offense, however, has been held to one goal in four of his past five outings.Kuemper stopped 24 of 26 shots against the Kings Youth Mikko Koivu Jersey , but the Coyotes couldn’t muster a second goal and lost 2-1.“We didn’t win the game, so we get back to the drawing board at practice and, you know, keep grinding away,” Arizona coach Rick Tocchet told reporters after the game.The Coyotes, who last made the postseason in 2012 Ryan Suter Jersey , were just seven points out of the final playoff spot entering Friday.Not only have the Ducks dropped four in a row, but the Edmonton Oilers have also lost four straight, the Minnesota Wild five in a row and the Dallas Stars six of their past nine, leaving the Coyotes’ well within reach heading into the second half of the season.The Ducks were second in the Pacific Division when their four-game losing streak began. They head into Saturday fourth in the division and just three points from dropping out of a wild-card spot.“If we can continue to play simple, we’ll get out of our skid here soon,” Ducks rookie right wing Kiefer Sherwood told Fox Sports West after scoring his fifth goal of the season Thursday. MONTREAL (AP) — Nico Hischier wore the alternate captain’s “A” on his jersey for the first time in his career. The 20-year-old Swiss star has fast become a leader for the New Jersey Devils.Hischier scored at 1:56 of overtime after tying it midway through the third period in the Devils’ 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.Hischier tied it at 11:26 of the third Evgeny Svechnikov Jersey Womens , getting his stick on a loose puck in the slot.“He keeps getting better and better,” New Jersey forward Brian Boyle said about Hischier, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2017. “If you watch his game and how it’s grown in the last year and a half, it’s really impressive. He’s been a leader in here with the amount he’s taken on since last year. He’s handled the ups and downs extremely well. Just look at his performance tonight.”Will Butcher also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 37 shots for New Jersey.Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault scored for Montreal, playing its first game in 10 days. Antti Niemi made 24 saves Womens Zach Parise Jersey , with Carey Price serving a one-game suspension for declining an invitation to the All-Star Game.“It was pretty obvious we were the best team tonight,” said Julien. “We had a lot of chances. We lost in overtime because we just couldn’t finish our scoring chances. This would have been a much different game if we had taken advantage of those scoring chances.”Kotkaniemi opened the scoring at 5:22 of the first period. Butcher tied it with 44 second left in the period on a two-man advantage.Danault redirected Jeff Petry’s point shot past Blackwood to give the Canadiens a 2-1 lead with 3:27 left in the second.“After two periods we should have had an even bigger lead,” Julien said. “But when you let a team stay in the game like that, eventually it comes back to haunt you.”NOTES: Paul Byron returned to Montreal’s lineup after serving a three-game suspension for a dangerous hit to the head. … Travis Zajac sat out for New Jersey because of an undisclosed injury.UP NEXT:Devils: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday nightCanadiens: Host Edmonton on Sunday.