NHL

Facing the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks on their home ice and one of the league’s best goaltenders proved no problem for the Anaheim Ducks and their high-powered top line.

Looking to move closer to their fourth straight playoff berth, the surging Ducks will search for another victory over their short-handed Pacific Division rivals in Sunday night’s finale of a home-and-home series.

Anaheim has charged up the Western Conference standings by scoring 42 goals while winning nine of its last 10. In seventh place with a two-point lead over Nashville and St. Louis, the Ducks will look to match their season high with a fifth straight win.

Bobby Ryan has six goals during the Ducks’ run, and he scored twice against Evgeni Nabokov in Saturday’s 5-2 win in San Jose, becoming the team’s first rookie to reach 30 in a season.

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