This is a rare opportunity for one of these horrible teams to get a victory. So I'm envisioning a tight-checking game between two below average offenses. The Ducks are well below average ranking 30th in scoring.

Anaheim has scored 2 or fewer goals in 11 of its last 15 games.

Ottawa has scored 3 or fewer goals in nine of its last 11 games.

The projected goalies are Lukas Dostal for the Ducks and Cam Talbot, who has a strong history against the Ducks. He beat them, 5-1, in Anaheim on Nov. 25. Dostal is a third-stringer, but he could provide a spark in net, set to make his season debut.