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ST. PAUL Josh Bailey Jersey , Minn. (AP) — Burdened with a franchise-record losing streak, the Anaheim Ducks got a spark after a roster makeover. The Minnesota Wild were left reeling after the trade of a popular teammate.John Gibson made 37 saves for his second shutout of the season, Adam Henrique and Rickard Rakell scored 11 seconds apart in the first period and the re-tooled Ducks snapped a franchise-record 12-game losing streak by beating the Wild 3-0 on Thursday night.Brian Gibbons added his second goal of the season for Anaheim, which made four trades in the previous three days.“I think you lose 12 in a row, you need to change something,” Gibson said. “I’m not saying anything about the guys that moved or anything like that, but I think you get new players, you get some new faces, you get some new energy in here and it helped us and we fed off that. We needed a change, and tonight it worked out and we have to keep going with it.”The Ducks added forwards Devin Shore and Derek Grant, and defenseman Michael Del Zotto in a series of deals Brady Skjei Jersey , along with receiving minor league forward Justin Kloos in an exchange with Minnesota.“Hopefully, we hit a few buttons that can give ourselves some life here and some momentum that we can carry this forward,” Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said of the win.Alex Stalock allowed three goals on eight shots for the Wild before being pulled in favor of Devan Dubnyk, who stopped 15 shots after he was expected to get another night of rest.Minnesota has also been busy making deals. Earlier Thursday, Minnesota traded forward Nino Niederreiter to the Carolina Hurricanes for center Victor Rask. Pontus Aberg played his first game for the Wild after being acquired from Anaheim for Kloos.“Yeah, a guy was traded mid-afternoon and they find out at 4 o’clock or what have you,” Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau said. “But our job is our job. I mean, we’re professionals. Trades happen. They had six transactions and I didn’t see them worrying about it.”The Ducks started quickly in this one as Henrique scored his eighth goal of the season just 3:57 into the game. Just 11 seconds later, Shore drove the net and had the puck poked away by Stalock. But the loose puck when right to Rakell in front and he had an open net for his ninth goal of the season.Shore was playing his second game with Anaheim since being acquired from Dallas.Gibbons scored less than four minutes later, tipping a shot from the point from defenseman Andy Welinkski and ending Stalock’s night.“Sometimes that’s all it takes,” Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “You get young guys in the lineup and they play with energy and they did their job great tonight.”Dubnyk http://www.officialblackhawksproshop.com/authentic-adidas-artem-anisimov-jersey , the Wild’s All-Star representative, had started 16 of 17 games before Stalock led Minnesota to a win against Los Angeles on Tuesday with 31 saves. Boudreau said Dubnyk was feeling tired and tried to give his top netminder another night off Thursday.“We’ve got to start winning or it’s more stuff like that is going to happen,” Minnesota forward Zach Parise said of the trades. “You never want to be in that position where you’re putting yourself in a spot where they have to make that decision and all of a sudden you have to start getting rid of players. It’s a tough spot to be in and I just hope that we can rebound and climb ourselves back in.”NOTES: Del Zotto and Kloos were scratched for Anaheim. Del Zotto, acquired from Vancouver, isn’t expected to join the team until the current road trip ends on Sunday. … Anaheim F Max Jones made his NHL debut after being recalled a day earlier when Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler were placed on injured reserve with lower-body injuries. … Both teams were 0 for 4 on the power play and Minnesota has now killed off two of the past 21 opponent power plays. … Thursday represented the first time Stalock has started two straight games since a career-best seven in a row from Dec. 14-27, 2017. … Parise had a career-high 11 shots on goal.UP NEXTDucks: Play at New Jersey on Saturday.Wild: Host Columbus on Saturday. For the week of December 29, 2018, and the final rumors report of 2018, here's the latest buzz in the NHL this week.What's happening with the speculated trade of Craig Anderson now that he's injured and on the shelf for the Ottawa Senators? Is Mitch Marner anywhere close to signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs? What's the story out of Dallas where the CEO ripped into his two best players? What is their reaction going to be? Finally, would the LA Kings trade Jeff Carter knowing he doesn't want to leave, could retire and leave the Kings on the hook for a ton of money?Here are the biggest rumors in the NHL for December 29 Brandon Saad Jersey , 2018.advertisingCraig Anderson鈥檚 Concussion to Affect Trade Value? via Sports IllustratedCraig Anderson聽is out of action thanks having suffered a concussion and there is speculation this injury will certainly affect his trade value around the league. To cover for Anderson while he鈥檚 out, the team has recalled goaltender Marcus Hogberg from the minor leagues.With the continued news surrounding the Senators, Anderson was already high on the list of potential trade candidates, but the concern was the amount of playing time he was getting, potentially being overused at his higher age and being tired by the time he arrived with any new team.advertisingThe Reaction to the Dallas Stars Tirade via ESPN.comIt appears the tirade that was delivered by Stars CEO Jim Lites was a calculated plan to get a reaction out of his top two players, the media and potentially other NHL organizations.The consensus is that the comments were meant simply to light a fire under Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn and force them to provide more production for the money they're being paid, but there is some speculation that the rant was meant to urge one or both players to stand up and ask for a trade.Benn and Seguin both met with media this morning and said they have not heard from Lites during this season. Benn also said he doesn鈥檛 play for Lites, he plays for the rest of his teammates— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) December 29, 2018Benn has already said his phone has blown up and added he plays for his teammates, not Jim Lites. It will be interesting to see if this situation gets ugly before it gets better.advertisingKings GM Has Spoken With Carter鈥檚 Agent via ESPN.comThere is continued speculation that Jeff Carter is a player out there who might be on the trade block for the Los Angeles Kings.聽Ken Campbell of The Hockey News is reporting that聽Carter is potentially a player of interest to the Arizona Coyotes or Boston Bruins.Carter doesn鈥檛 have any trade protection in his contract but trading him might not be easy since he could simply retire if he's not moved to a place he wants to go and the Kings would be on the hook for a salary recapture penalty. But, the Kings are kicking tires聽and Carter鈥檚 agent Rick Curran has said he鈥檚 spoken with Kings GM Rob Blake about the possibility of a trade.advertisingWith this news Brent Seabrook Jersey Kids , it鈥檚 now more than speculation Carter might be moved out of LA. It appears the team is seriously considering the option.Status on Mitch Marner via Pension Plan PuppetsAccording to Sportsnet鈥檚 Chris Johnston, Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas met with Darren Ferris, the agent for Mitch Marner to discuss a contract extension earlier this week. The two sides聽are slated to meet again this weekend.There is no news on whether either side is close or that a deal is pending but the good news is, the sides are talking. It does appear that Marner聽is not interested in signing right now, mainly because the deep 2019 class of restricted free agents means that if he waits, he's bound to make much more money once the market is set. So too, if he continues to roll this season and produce at the rate he has been means he'll hit a contract home run should he finish anywhere close to 100 points.advertising