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Ducks still chasing that playoff form of last year after loss to Preds

ANAHEIM, Calif._A little more than five months ago the Anaheim Ducks and Nashville Predators faced off for the Western Conference championship and a berth in the Stanley Cup Final, an intriguing matchup between the Pacific division-winning Ducks and the No. 8-seeded Predators, who had shockingly swept Chicago in the first round of the playoffs. When the Ducks and Predators met again Friday, neither was sitting in a top-eight spot in the West.

A lot has changed for both teams, as neither has consistently played its best this

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