Just nine games in, the Ducks’ season has been a seesaw affair, but at 5-3-1 it has seen more ups than downs as they head into a Halloween clash with the Detroit Red Wings. Fittingly, the Wings, who are one of just two NHL franchises with a longer playoff drought than the Ducks, have risen from the dead, with a 7-3-0 start entering their back-to-back set with the Kings on Thursday and Ducks on Friday. That built on their momentum after a midseason coaching change last year, when Todd McClellan returned to Motown. Under McLellan, they have a .603 points percentage in parts of two campaigns. The Ducks made their coaching...
