Anaheim Ducks
Mikael Granlund will return for the Ducks against the Washington Capitals on Friday (10 p.m. ET; Victory+, MNMT, KCOP-13, SNW, SNO, SNE, TVAS). The forward hasn’t played since Nov. 13, when he had a goal in a 6-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings. He has missed 10 straight games and 18 of the past 19 because of a lower-body injury. “He looked like he was more than ready,” Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said. “He adds a lot of pace to our game, play recognition, and his patience with the puck is high-end. … He does a lot of things for our group there, and you can use him in every situation.” Granlund, who skated with Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano, has nine points (three goals, nine assists) in nine games this season. … The Ducks are currently without goalies Petr Mrazek, who will be out 2-3 weeks for the Ducks with a lower-body injury and Lukas Dostal, who has an upper-body injury and is expected to miss another 1-2 weeks. He has not played since Nov. 22. Ville Husso started in a 7-0 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday and allowed four goals on 21 shots before being replaced by Vyacheslav Buteyets (three goals on 13 shots).