Look for the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple to stick with their strengths Friday night at Honda Center.The Ducks (8-9-3) have been one of the toughest teams to score against in recent seasons http://www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com/a … nor-jersey , while the Maple Leafs (13-6-0) have featured one of the top-scoring offenses.Anaheim had the third-lowest goals-against average in the NHL last season at 2.55, but the Maple Leafs combined for 10 goals in a two-game sweep of the Ducks. Toronto tied for third in the NHL last season at 3.29 goals per game.Article continues below ...Anaheim hasn’t been as stingy this season. The Ducks are 11th in the league in GAA (2.85), but they continue to feature one of the league’s top goaltenders in John Gibson.The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, have become stronger on offense thanks to the addition of explosive center John Tavares. They’ve also tightened up on defense behind former Anaheim goalie Frederik Andersen.Andersen, who was drafted in the third round by the Ducks in 2012 and played his first three NHL seasons in Anaheim, has built some of the best numbers in the league this season. After making 42 saves Thursday night in a 5-3 victory at the San Jose Sharks, backup goalie Garret Sparks will start against the Ducks.Gibson and Andersen alternated starts for Anaheim during the 2015-16 season before the Ducks traded Andersen to Toronto in June 2016, making Gibson their No. 1 goalie. Anaheim signed Gibson to an eight-year contraction extension last summer.The Ducks have been very successful this season when holding opponents to two regulation goals or fewer, owning an 8-0-2 record in those situations, compared to 0-8-1 when they don’t.The main issue for Anaheim has been consistency, Gibson said.The Ducks started the season 5-1-1, marking the fifth time in franchise history they accumulated at least 11 points through the first seven games. Anaheim followed that run by losing seven in a row Mark Scheifele Jersey , however, one shy of the franchise record.Since ending the losing streak, the Ducks have alternated wins and losses over the past six games. They posted impressive one-goal victories against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators, only to lose their following game to the Los Angeles Kings (4-1), Minnesota Wild (5-1) and Vegas Golden Knights (5-0).“We’ve been able to win one here and there, but not go on a run,” Gibson said. “Hopefully, we can start stringing some together.”In the loss to the Golden Knights on Wednesday, Anaheim played without one of their top defensemen, Cam Fowler. He was struck in the face with the puck late in the third period against the Predators on Monday and sustained multiple fractures that will sideline him several weeks.The Ducks will likely start three rookie defensemen against Toronto, which is averaging 3.50 goals — good for third in the NHL.A big reason for the slight increase in offensive production this season has been the addition of Tavares, a five-time NHL All-Star who left the New York Islanders on July 1 and signed a seven-year Mathieu Perreault Jersey , $77 million contract with the Maple Leafs.Tavares scored the first goal Thursday night against the Sharks, giving him five goals and 10 points in a seven-game point streak. RALEIGH, N.C. — Petr Mrazek has been the next-guy-up in net for the Carolina Hurricanes.If he gets the call for Thursday night’s game at PNC Arena, he should be familiar with the opposition. That’s because the Detroit Red Wings will be the visitors. Mrazek played the past four seasons with Detroit.Article continues below ...Mrazek is coming off a 23-save shutout of the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday, a much-needed confidence boost for him and the Hurricanes.“The key was playing good in the defensive zone, good penalty kill,” Mrazek said. “I did see the puck really well, that was the key.”It was Mrazek’s first shutout since last February for the Red Wings.For the Hurricanes, the result was only the second victory in an eight-game stretch (2-4-2).“You have to keep playing,” Mrazek said of the team’s quest to break into more consistency.The goalie position has been rotating among three players to some degree. Since Sunday, Scott Darling was sent back to Charlotte of the American Hockey League. Curtis McElhinney had held the top goaltending duties for a few weeks until an injury.So Mrazek’s timing for a solid outing came at a good time.“Petr was really good, so that’s the way you want to do it,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said.Deetroit needs to get moving in the right direction as well after Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss to Philadelphia.The Red Wings are winless in their last four games (0-3-1) and the frustration is mounting. They’ve scored a total of nine goals in those games.“The last couple of games we’ve been struggling a bit Patrik Berglund Jersey Womens ,” Detroit defenseman Dennis Cholowski said.The Red Wings seem stuck in a rut too often.“Not enough guys,” Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwell said of uneven production. “We can’t be waiting for somebody else to do it. We have to all look ourselves in the mirror and see what we can do better.”The offense needed to break into a better groove in order for the Red Wings to be rewarded more often. They weren’t able to take advantage of Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart, who was making his NHL debut this week.“More pucks to the net, more traffic,” Kronwell said. “Quite a few areas we need to clean up.”The Red Wings might have questions at goalie after Jimmy Howard was scratched Tuesday night when he developed a back ailment during pregame warmups.The Hurricanes won in October in Detroit before the Red Wings prevailed in last month’s rematch in Raleigh.For Carolina, this is the middle game of a five-game homestand.The Hurricanes were awarded an unexpected day off from practice last weekend in an effort to rejuvenate the team. It appeared to work, at least based on short-term returns.“We needed a mental break, the game of hockey is a grind and it’s tough,” Brind’Amour said.Thursday night’s game marks the end of a three-game road swing for the Red Wings. But still they’re amidst a stretch of six road outings and just one home game covering a two-week span.