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Nobody has been able to establish a comfortable lead in the two divisions that comprise the Western Conference San Jose Sharks Hoodies Authentic , leaving struggling teams such as the Anaheim Ducks and Colorado Avalanche well within striking distance if they can get a on a roll.The Ducks and Avalanche will meet for the first time this season at Honda Center on Sunday evening, and each will be looking to bounce back from overtime losses on their home ice Friday night.The Ducks (8-9-4) lost 2-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 3-8-3 in their past 14 games. They entered Saturday three points behind the San Jose Sharks for first place in the Pacific Division, however.Article continues below ...The Avalanche (9-6-4) lost to the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday, dropping them to 3-5-2 in their past 10 games. Still, the Avalanche entered Saturday five points behind the Nashville Predators for the Central Division lead.Nashville stayed closer to the pack by losing three in a row earlier this week, including 2-1 in a shootout in Anaheim on Monday.The Vancouver Canucks lost their grip on first place in the Pacific Division by losing four in a row entering Saturday. That allowed the Sharks to leapfrog the Canucks into first place, but even San Jose was 5-4-2 in its previous 11 games entering Saturday.Although the Ducks managed to earn at least a point for the fifth time in the past eight games. coach Randy Carlyle was frustrated after the loss to the Maple Leafs because two of his highest-skilled forwards, Rickard Rakell and Ondrej Kase, had open nets and the puck on their blades during the third period San Jose Sharks Hats Authentic , but Toronto defensemen blocked their shots.Anaheim entered Saturday 30th in the NHL in scoring at 2.05 goals a game.“If we continue to get the chances we got (Friday) night, I’m very confident we’ll score,” Carlyle said.Colorado is one win shy of 1,000 since they moved from Quebec to Denver in 1995.The game in Anaheim is the start of a three-game road trip that also includes stops at the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes.“We’ve got to get rested and get ready to give more effort,” Colorado center Colin Wilson said. “We’re a team that can win every game when we do that.”The Avalanche will start Philipp Grubauer in goal for a second straight game, something they’ve done one other time this season. Semyon Varlamov started 13 of the first 18 games, but Colorado coach Jared Bednar was impressed with Grubauer’s performance after he stopped 26 of 29 shots against Washington.“He’s in the fight to get more time,” Bednar said.The Ducks lost one of their top defensemen when Cam Fowler was struck in the face with the puck Monday against Nashville and sustained multiple facial fractures. In its past two games, Anaheim has gone with three rookie defensemen:Jacob Larsson, Marcus Pettersson and Andy Welinski.Another defenseman Custom San Jose Sharks Jerseys , Brandon Montour, is in his second full season in the NHL.Toronto defenseman Jake Gardiner said he was impressed with the group.“I thought their defense were really mobile and it was tough to contain them,” Gardiner said. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) David Rittich was one save short of his first career shutout in Buffalo on Wednesday night. He came one penalty shot stop away from one in Ottawa two nights later.They were both wins – and that’s all that mattered to the Calgary goaltender, who made 29 saves in the Flames‘ 2-1 victory over the Senators.”We got two points, that’s it,” Rittich said. ”I can get a shutout next game, in 10 games, 20 games, it doesn’t matter. We got two points and that’s more important right now.”Sam Bennett and Matt Stajan scored in the victory for the Flames www.officialblues.com , who have won two in a row after ending a four-game losing streak with a victory in Buffalo on Wednesday night.”Getting points now is huge and every game is a must-win,” Bennett said. ”To pick up five of six (points) on this road trip is huge for us.”Jean-Gabriel Pageau spoiled Rittich’s bid for his first career shutout by scoring on a penalty shot with 7:05 left in the game.”It’s a tough situation and (Pageau) made a good move and scored, but I’m just happy we got two points,” said Rittich, who was talking to his posts after the Senators rang three shots off them in the third period.”I just said I love you,” he joked.Mike Condon made 35 saves for the Senators, including a breakaway stop on Johnny Gaudreau with the score still 1-0 in Calgary’s favor early in the third period.Stajan gave the Flames a 2-0 lead at 11:42 of the third when he redirected a pass from Curtis Lazar past Condon.Shortly after, Pageau was hooked by Dougie Hamilton while on a breakaway and awarded a penalty shot. He beat Rittich, who was making just his 19th career start, through the legs.The one goal through the first 40 minutes came in the opening period when Bennett took advantage of a number of bodies crashing the crease to give the Flames a 1-0 lead at 4:25 of the first period. Senators coach Guy Boucher challenged the goal St. Louis Blues T-Shirts Authentic , citing goaltender interference, but it took only a few seconds of review before it was deemed a good goal.”I definitely felt a guy on my back leg when I was trying to sprawl to the right, but I asked the ref afterward and he said our guy pushed him into me,” Condon said. ”That’s what happened when there’s a scramble in front and guys are trying to box out and check sticks. People are flying everywhere and our guys are trying to make sure they don’t get to the net and get a free puck. It just happens.”The biggest save of the first two periods came late in the second when Condon sprawled to make one after TJ Brodie’s shot went wide left before bouncing off the end boards right to Sean Monahan on the right of the goal.”We definitely got better in the second and much better in the third and got a push,” Boucher said. ”I don’t think we did enough in front of their goaltender.”NOTES: Jim O’Brien and Erik Burgdoerfer were scratches for the Senators, while Chris Stewart, Tanner Glass, Nick Shore and Matt Bartkowski were out for the Flames. … Gaudreau’s 56 assists are most by a Flames player since Alex Tanguay had 59 in 2006-07. … Both Stajan and Bennett scored their first NHL goals against the Senators – Stajan in 2003 while with the Leafs and Bennett in 2015 with the Flames.UP NEXTFlames: vs. New York Islanders on Sunday.Senators: at Florida on Monday.