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The Ducks will cap a short two-game road trip tonight and shoot for their fourth straight win, facing off with the division rival Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. PUCK DROP: 6 P.M. PT | WATCH:

Mikeal Backlund is in the top-25% of the league in speed bursts over 32km/hr with 76. He’s in the top-5% in 29-32km/hr speed bursts with a whopping 459. But high-end speed? He has only one instance of going above 35km/hr. Well below league average. #Flames #NHLEdge pic.twitter.com/ingffsTIbf

Led by Mason McTavish, they’ve netted 16 goals while winning three in a row, their most tallies in a three-game stretch in nearly 19 years.

The Anaheim Ducks have put themselves in position to play meaningful games in the season's second half and possibly join the hunt for a playoff spot. They can take another step toward that goal when they go for a season-high fourth straight win Thursday night in Calgary against the Flames.

BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the Calgary Flames. Calgary has gone 24-18-7 overall with a 7-4-1 record against the Pacific Division. The Flames have conceded 145 goals while scoring 130 for a -15 scoring differential.

Troy Terry and Mason McTavish are both on hot streak as the Ducks finish their two-game road trip in Calgary.

Mason McTavish led a three-goal second-period surge as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Tuesday.

On Monday (Jan. 27), the NHL announced its “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 26. Mason McTavish, the Ducks third-year center, took home the Second Star with a league-leading five goal week that included back-to-back multi-goal games in victories over the Pittsburgh Penguins (Jan.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

Thursday, 7 p.m. MT, Scotiabank Saddledome TV: Sportsnet West. Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan Odds: Flames -178, Ducks +146 The buzz The Flames woke up Thursday morning on wrong side of the playoff cut-off in the Western Conference standings.

Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are 10 games on the schedule for Thursday, including two nationally televised in the United States. Thursday also marks the 16th week of “NHL Coast to Coast,” a weekly whip-around studio show on Prime Video in Canada.