Ducks at Golden Knights preview

DUCKS (8-8-3) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (7-10-1)
10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN

Fowler, who took a puck to the face in a 2-1 shootout win against the Nashville Predators on Monday, will not play. He was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will be replaced in the lineup by Andy Welinski.
Anaheim, which last won two straight games Oct. 14 and 17, has alternated wins and losses in its past five games (3-2-0).
The Golden Knights will play at home for the first time since Nov. 3 after finishing a four-game road trip (1-3-0). Vegas is 2-5-0 in its past seven games and has lost its past two.

Players to watch

Ducks goaltender John Gibson is one win from 100 in the NHL. He has allowed two goals or fewer in 10 of his 15 starts this season.
Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin has four points (two goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak.

They said it

"The most important thing is we earned some respect back for ourselves in our own minds. We can go out and play a tough brand of hockey, a smart brand of hockey and a competitive brand of hockey." -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle
"We want to play fast. We want to play better, and we want to win hockey games. That's the bottom line. You play fast when you move the puck, support the puck. We're not playing fast enough. We're getting better." -- Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Pontus Aberg
Nick Ritchie -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Andrew Cogliano -- Adam Henrique -- Ondrej Kase
Brian Gibbons --
Kalle Kossila
-- Ben Street
Hampus Lindholm -- Jacob Larsson
Andy Welinski -- Josh Manson
Marcus Pettersson -- Brandon Montour
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Luke Schenn
Injured: Max Comtois (lower body), Cam Fowler (face), Patrick Eaves (upper body), Corey Perry (knee surgery), Carter Rowney (upper body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Tomas Nosek -- Ryan Carpenter -- Tomas Hyka
William Carrier -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Colin Miller
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Nick Holden -- Jon Merrill
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched:Jake Bischoff, Oscar Lindberg, Brad Hunt
Injured: Paul Stastny (lower body), Erik Haula (lower body)
Suspended:Nate Schmidt

Status report

Eaves was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday. ... Welinski was recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Haula is month to month after sustaining a lower-body injury Nov. 6 at Toronto, Gallant said Wednesday. … Hunt is not expected to play after starting the past six games. Merrill is expected to take his spot in the lineup.

Stat pack

The Ducks have scored two goals or fewer in nine of their past 12 games. … Rakell is one goal from 100 in the NHL. … Tuch is on a three-game point streak (one goal, three assists).