At times, the Ducks looked imposing, a smooth-passing, grinding, cerebral team that should be a handful for any club they face in the playoffs.
Still, the Ducks had plenty to play for in the regular season's penultimate game as they continue to jockey for postseason positioning, with home ice a possibility for the quarterfinals.
"When you see our hockey club clogging up the neutral ice," coach Randy Carlyle said, "when you see our hockey club grinding teams down and having extended offensive-zone time, being a physical hockey club, a hard team to play against, we're being effective.