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in lifting the Anaheim Ducks as high as second in the Pacific Division early last week http://www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com/authentic-adidas-jacob-trouba-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,” 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 Austin Czarnik Jersey Womens , 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, 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 Josh Morrissey Jersey , you know, keep grinding away,” Arizona coach Rick Tocchet told reporters after the game.The Coyotes, who last made the postseason in 2012, 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 http://www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com/authentic-adidas-kyle-connor-jersey , 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. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Predators forward Austin Watson, who began this season on suspension, has been suspended again as part of the NHL’s substance abuse program.The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced Tuesday that Watson had been placed in Stage Two of the league’s substance abuse and behavioral health program “for treatment related exclusively to his ongoing issues with alcohol abuse.”That means Watson, who won’t be paid during this suspension Mark Scheifele Jersey , cannot return until program administrators clear him to return.The Predators said in a statement that they are “saddened and disappointed” for Watson and his family.“We are grateful for the NHL and NHLPA’s program and will cooperate in any way necessary as we continue to support Austin and his family as they go through this difficult time,” according to the team statement. “Because of the personal nature of the Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program and our exclusive focus on Austin and his family’s well-being, there will be no further comment on this matter.”Watson already had served a suspension for the first 18 games of the season after pleading no contest to a domestic assault charge in July. His girlfriend, Jenn Guardino, issued a statement in October taking blame for the incident in the parking lot of a gas station, saying she had struggled with alcoholism for years and was involved in AA.The Predators forward shared Jan. 11 in an Instagram post that he’d been dealing with anxiety, depression and alcoholism since the age of 18. He said that he was currently sober and committed to a “healthy lifestyle.”Watson currently has seven goals and 13 points in 34 games with Nashville Mathieu Perreault Jersey , which is second in the Central Division.