Ducks set to make trip short-handed

Forward Rickard Rakell and defenseman Cam Fowler won’t travel with the Ducks when they begin their longest road trip of the season.

Rakell, the Ducks’ second-leading scorer with 20 points, is on injured reserve after missing the Ducks’ last three games with a sprained ankle. After making the All-Star Game and scoring 34 goals last season, the Swedish forward is off to a slow start with five goals in 30 games this season.

Fowler had surgery last month after getting hit in the face with a puck. The Ducks’ longtime top defenseman isn’t expected to play until January.

Anaheim also is without backup goalie Ryan Miller, who will be out six more weeks with a sprained knee ligament.

The Ducks play their next six games on the road, beginning Saturday in Columbus and ending after the Christmas break.

Lightning G Andrei Vasilevskiy was set to return to face the Maple Leafs after missing 14 games with a fractured left foot. Vasilevskiy went 9-3-1 with a 2.30 goals-againstaverage before the injury. Backup Louis Domingue has played well, helping the Lightning enter the game on a seven-game winning streak. AP