Backup goalie Vesa Toskala, acquired from Toronto along with Jason Blake in exchange for Jean-Sebastien Giguere, has cleared immigration and joined the team, allowing Anaheim to reassign Justin Pogge to the AHL. Meanwhile, Jonas Hiller carries the bulk of the load in net. Hiller allowed just one goal in wins over Florida and Detroit after Giguere was dealt, but got victimized for six goals by Los Angeles last week. Ryan Getzlaf has a goal and six assists during a four-game points streak for the Ducks. Blake had a goal and an assist Thursday, his first points with his new team. Anaheim forward Joffrey Lupul is on injured reserve as he recovers from back surgery. Hiller started out 4-0-0 with an 0.74 GAA against the Kings but has since lost five in a row with a 4.59 GAA during that stretch. The stakes are higher right now for Anaheim, which sits 12th in the Western Conference, five points out of a playoff spot. But there will be plenty of motivation for Los Angeles, which is battling not only to keep its winning streak alive but for the fourth seed and home ice in the first round.

Fourth of six meetings this season between Pacific Division rivals, and the second in a span of five days. Los Angeles has won all three matchups to this point. The Kings prevailed 4-3 in Anaheim on Dec. 1 behind a late Brad Richardson goal, won 4-0 on home ice on Jan. 14 as Jonathan Quick stopped all 22 shots he faced and outlasted the Ducks 6-4 last Thursday, with Dustin Brown netting the game-winner and Anze Kopitar scoring twice. The teams conclude the season series with a home-and-home in April. While a lot of attention is being paid to Washington and its current 14-game winning streak, Los Angeles is approaching a double-digit run of its own. The Kings take a franchise-record nine-game winning streak into Monday's action, and are brimming with confidence after rallying from a three-goal deficit to beat the Red Wings 4-3 on Saturday. It looked like Detroit would make short work of Los Angeles' streak after Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula scored 16 seconds apart in the first period and Zetterberg added a second tally just five seconds before the intermission. But the Kings stormed back to tie in the second on goals by Alexander Frolov, Michal Handzus and Ryan Smyth before Handzus added the game-winner with 2:21 remaining in the third. Of the nine wins, six have been of the come-from-behind variety. Quick has been in net for the duration of the Kings' streak and leads the League with 34 wins. Handzus is coming off consecutive three-point games, while Frolov has back-to-back two-point efforts. Smyth has a four-game points streak and five goals in his last nine. Kopitar had seven goals and eight assists during an eight-game points streak that ended Saturday. Los Angeles defenseman Davis Drewiske (shoulder) and forwards Justin Williams (leg/ankle) are on injured reserve. Quick is 5-0-0 with a 2.60 goals-against average against the Ducks

Jonas Hiller got a commitment from the Ducks in the form of a contract extension and a trade of Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Toronto. Now the undisputed No. 1 one goalie in town, he's played like it -- allowing only two goals in his last three games. The Swiss Olympian made a season-high 46 saves in an important win over the Red Wings. The win, their ninth straight in the Honda Center, brought the Ducks within three points of the Wings for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Hiller's three straight wins are part of an 11-3-0 run in his last 14 games. Ryan Getzlaf had two assists Wednesday, giving him points in 11 of his last 12 games. Ducks forward Joffrey Lupul is still recovering from back surgery. Anaheim's Bobby Ryan is tied with Zach Parise of New Jersey for the League lead in goals (25) among American-born players. Pavel Datsyuk's goal at 19:50 of the second period Wednesday snapped a 155:03 shutout streak for Hiller, the longest of his career. While the Kings are higher up in the standings, the fight for playoff seedings is no less intense whether a team is fifth or 11th, which may take precedence over any past animosities between the Southern California rivals.

It's the third meeting of six for these Southern California rivals, and the first of two in four days. The first two went to the Kings, the latest a 4-0 shutout of the Ducks on Jan. 14 in StaplesCenter, making it four wins in a row dating back to last season. It's always a big deal when these two teams meet, but the last meeting kicked things up a notch. It was a dominant performance by the Kings as they became the last Western Conference team to log a shutout this season, and it was suitably chippy. The teams combined for 69 penalty minutes in the third period alone and 87 for the game, a season high for the Kings at least. More important for the Kings, they're working on a seven-game winning streak, while the Ducks have won three in a row overall and nine in a row at home after beating Detroit 3-1 on Wednesday. When these two teams last met, the Kings were struggling to stay in the top eight in the conference. A seven-game tear, one shy of the franchise record, has brought them within two points of the Coyotes for fourth place. They did it by keeping things simple throughout their 5-0-0 road trip and then again at home against the Rangers on Tuesday, holding Marian Gaborik to a goal and exposing Jonathan Quick to only 21 shots in a 2-1 win in what could have been a trap game, coming only a day after returning from the East Coast. L.A.'s Anze Kopitar has a seven-game point streak (5 goals, 6 assists), one shy of the career high he set two seasons ago. Quick's seven consecutive wins tie a franchise record, set by Kelly Hrudey (1991-92) and Robb Stauber the following season. Kings defenseman Davis Drewiske (shoulder) has been participating in practices and morning skates, but remains on IR. Quick's 32 wins are three shy of tying Mario Lessard's single-season record of 35, set in 1980-81. The Kings reached the 34-win plateau in the fewest games (56) in franchise history.

It's the last of four meetings between the teams this season. The home team has won the first three: Detroit beat the Ducks 7-4 and 3-2 in overtime at Joe Louis Arena; Anaheim beat the Wings 4-1 at the Honda Center in their last meeting on Jan. 5. The fans who show up at the Honda Center will see the new-look Ducks -- goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere is gone, replaced by Vesa Toskala as the backup to newly re-signed starter Jonas Hiller. Speedy forward Jason Blake will be making his home debut in Anaheim after coming with Toskala from Toronto in the deal for Giguere. Teemu Selanne will also be playing his first home game since breaking his jaw on Jan. 13; he returned Monday and had a goal in Anaheim's 3-0 win at Florida. The Ducks have big hopes for Blake, who signed in Toronto after a 40-goal season with the Islanders in 2006-07 but never got close to those numbers with the Leafs. He told the team's Web site after Tuesday's practice that he was delighted to get a fresh start with a club contending for a playoff berth. Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller is coming off a shutout at Florida and has allowed just three goals in his last three starts. The Ducks are healthy except for forward Joffrey Lupul, who's still sidelined after back surgery. Detroit owns the final playoff spot in the West; the Ducks are five points behind and can't afford a loss -- especially against a team that will be playing the second half of a back-to-back.

The Wings are back in eighth place after Tuesday's 4-2 win at San Jose -- a game in which they spotted the conference-leading Sharks a 2-0 lead and then ran off four unanswered goals. They've won both visits to the Shark Tank this season -- but lost eight of 11 games in between -- much to the consternation of their coach. Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg had a goal Tuesday and has 6 points in the Wings' last five games. Goaltender Jimmy Howard is 2-0-1 in his last three games and has allowed just 4 goals on 129 shots. Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom returned Tuesday after missing 13 games with a broken foot, but defenseman Niklas Kronwall went down with an ankle injury in the third period and Babcock said he won't play. The Wings were the opponent in the Ducks' first-ever game. They won 7-2 at Anaheim and have dominated the Ducks in the regular season ever since, going 40-15-7-1.

This is the only meeting of the season between the Ducks and Panthers. They last met on Nov. 9, 2008, with Florida claiming a 3-1 win in Anaheim behind a natural hat trick from David Booth. There will no longer be any sort of goaltending controversy in Anaheim. First, Jonas Hiller received a contract extension and then the Ducks traded former Conn Smythe and Stanley Cup winner Jean-Sebastien Giguere to the Maple Leafs on Sunday for goalie Vesa Toskala and forward Jason Blake. Hiller, who has posted 21 wins, a 2.75 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage this season, unseated Giguere heading into last season's Stanley Cup Playoffs and has firmly established himself as the go-to guy in net. This is the finale of a six-game road trip for Anaheim, which could salvage a split by winning Monday. The Ducks started it by losing three of four, but came up with a 2-1 shootout win over the Lightning on Friday. Defensemen James Wisniewski has become their secret weapon in the penalty-shot tiebreaker -- he is now 2-for-2 career with a pair of game-deciding goals. In addition to his two shootout winners, Wisniewski also has a goal and two assists during regulation of Anaheim's past four games. Forwards Teemu Selanne (broken jaw) and Joffrey Lupul (back surgery) remain out for the Ducks. Blake has 10 goals and 26 points in 56 games this season. During an 11-year career with the Kings, Islanders and Maple Leafs, he has 184 goals and 427 points in 724 games. Toskala is 7-12-3 this season with a 3.66 GAA and .874 save percentage. During an eight-year career with the Sharks and Maple Leafs, he is 127-82-25 with five ties, a 2.77 GAA and a .902 save percentage. In addition to the trades, Anaheim recalled goalie Justin Pogge from the AHL to back up Hiller while it waits for Toskala's immigration paperwork to process and reassigned forward Dan Sexton to make room on its roster for Blake.

Booth's return was one of the highlights of Sunday's 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders. The other was the seventh shutout of the season for Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun, tying him with New Jersey's Martin Brodeur for the League lead. Defensemen Jordan Leopold and Keith Ballard scored the goals, but Booth was the darling of the home fans as he played his first game for the Panthers since a scary incident in an Oct. 24 game against Philadelphia where he suffered a serious concussion. He assisted on the Leopold goal and had three shots in 12:55 of ice time. Vokoun has made up for an anemic Florida offense that has scored just nine goals in its last seven games by recording three shutouts over that span and allowing just one goal three other times. Forward Nathan Horton (broken tibia) is sidelined for the Panthers.

The Ducks are set to trade Jean-Sebastien Giguere, the franchise’s all-time winningest goalie, to the Toronto Maple Leafs and it’s expect they will receive a package in return, the Orange County Register has learned.

Giguere received a telephone call when he reached the Tampa Bay Lightning’s practice facility, where he learned of the potential move. The 32-year-0ld was in uniform but did not take the ice as players and coaches hugged him before he took the team bus back to the hotel.

The Ducks today are expected to announce the signing of goalie Jonas Hiller to a contract extension worth $18 million over four years, the Orange County Register has learned this morning.

It is a clear sign that the club intends to commit to Hiller as the No. 1 goalie for the present and the future.