Anaheim at Dallas

Anaheim changed coaches but not because they are bad or rebuilding. The Ducks have won four consecutive division titles but fired their coach, so Coach Randy Carlyle is back. He coached Anaheim from 2005-2011, posting a 273-182-61 mark and leading the Ducks to the Stanley Cup title in 2007. Anaheim has a ton of talent, tops in the NHL in goals allowed last season. On offense, Corey Perry has scored 110 goals over the past three seasons (34 last year), Captain Ryan Getzlaf had 63 points, while Ryan Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg are coming off 20-goal campaigns. Anaheim is on a 28-11 run against the Western Conference. Dallas is home and favored, but they've had defensive weaknesses that are still evident. They allowed 20 goals in four postseason losses to the Blues and three players are gone from the defense. Goalies Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi are back but had save percentages of .906 and .905, respectively. And on offense, star Tyler Seguin has not scored a goal in nine career games against the defensive-minded Ducks. Anaheim has won six of the last eight meetings, so back the talented, veteran dog and play Anaheim.