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* Ducks are 20-31-9 (49 points)

* Fifth in Pacific Division

* Tenth in Western Conference

* F Steve Rucchin has two goals and two assists

FORWARD Sharks, 7:30 tonight: Coach Darryl Sutter assures everyone that Todd Gill’s decision to give up his captaincy is not a controversy. “Todd made that decision and if it makes him more comfortable, then maybe it helps his play,” Sutter told the San Jose Mercury News. Gill had been a healthy scratch in four of six games.

https://www.sjmercury.com/sports/sharks/docs/sha030498.htm

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Hurricanes, 5 p.m. Sunday: Carolina is putting all of its playoff hopes on goaltender Trevor Kidd, who helped ease Sean Burke out of the picture. “This is the time goalies have to step up. We didn’t play that well [last Monday in 3-1 victory over Sharks], and Trevor kept us in the game,” left wing Sami Kapanen said to the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer.

https://www.news-observer.com/daily/1998/03/04/sports00.html

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At Kings, 7:30 p.m. Monday: Defenseman Rob Blake credits a personal trainer, whom he hired during the off-season, for a conditioning program to keep healthy this season. “He’s kept me on a program, which has kept my strength up, and I think it’s been a key to why I haven’t been injured,” Blake told the Canadian Press. “In the past, my injuries were just a lack of being physically 100%.”

https://www.canoe.ca/Hockey/mar3--blake.html

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Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Leaf president Ken Dryden remains committed to seeking help from within before looking to make trades to help his team. “We’ve started [going to the farm team], promoting a player such as Daniil Markov,” Dryden told the Toronto Sun. “He’s not here just filling a sweater. Maybe these kinds of players can offer us a kick start.”

https://www.canoe.ca/Hockey/mar4--hlea1.html

OPEN U.S. College Hockey Online is conducting its own balloting for the Hobey Baker Award, which goes to the top player in U.S. college hockey. The nominees include Chad Alban (Michigan State), Jason Blake (North Dakota), Chris Drury (Boston University), Jason Elliott (Cornell), Karl Goehring (North Dakota), Eric Healey (RPI), Jason Krog (New Hampshire), Mark Mowers (New Hampshire), Curtis Murphy (North Dakota) and Tom Nolan (New Hampshire).

https://www.uscollegehockey.com/hobey/hobey.html

QUOTE “When you have eight players who were picked to play in the Olympics, I don’t know how you have a ninth-place club.”

--New Ranger Coach John Muckler tells the Edmonton Sun he is having a hard time figuring out his team.

https:// www.canoe.ca/Hockey/mar3--chubey.html

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Monday (Fox Sports West)

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Ducks on Radio: All games on KRLA-AM, (1110)