A LOOK AHEAD / MIGHTY DUCKS

Tonight, at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net 2 -- A Petr Sykora homecoming. He scored 145 goals in six-plus seasons with Devils and drank from Stanley Cup in 1999-2000.

Thursday, at Columbus, 4 p.m. -- A monumental moment in 2001-02. Season pretty much ended for Ducks almost a year to the day when they blew 2-1 lead at Columbus.

Friday, at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. -- The Red Wings are struggling, but the Ducks are 2-12-3-1 at Joe Louis Arena. On bright side, Ducks spend less than 24 hours in this urban decay.

Sunday, at Atlanta, 2 p.m. -- A pitiful start makes Thrasher Coach Curt Fraser more unpopular than Sherman in this city. But, then, Sherman brought home a winner.

Tuesday, at New York Rangers, 4 p.m., Fox Sports Net 2 -- Eric Lindros? Mike Richter? Darius Kasparaitis? Mark Messier? Not all New Yorkers spend their declining years in St. Petersburg.

-- Chris Foster