Anaheim, CA (My Sportsbook) - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim will try to pick up their first win in 11 chances against the Colorado Avalanche this afternoon when they wrap up a four-game homestand at the Pond.

The Ducks have not defeated Colorado since shutting it out on December 22, 1998, going 0-7-3 since then.

Anaheim, which picked up a win in its opening game, has gone winless in four games since and ended a three-game slide on Friday by tying the Vancouver Canucks, 2-2.

Paul Kariya scored twice for Anaheim. which got 24 saves, including two in overtime, from Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

The Avs enter Sunday's tilt on a two-game winning streak in which they have outscored their opponents 7-2.

Serge Aubin scored the second of three Colorado goals in the third period, as the Avalanche rallied past the San Jose Sharks, 3-1, at the Compaq Center on Saturday.

Aubin scored the go-ahead goal with 5:35 left to play to give Colorado a 2-1 advantage. Aubin gained control of the puck and skated into the Sharks' zone before blasting a shot from the right face-off circle into the net.

The Avalanche added an empty-net goal from Milan Hejduk in the final seconds to seal the victory.

Peter Forsberg had a goal and an assist and Patrick Roy turned aside 21 shots for the Avalanche, who improved to 2-1-1 on the season. The Avs improved to 22-0-1-2 in their last 25 games when Forsberg scores.

Forsberg has nine goals and 26 points in 26 games against Anaheim, while Joe Sakic has 11 goals and 29 points in 27 career games versus the Ducks.

Roy owns a 12-6-6 record with a 2.16 goals-against average in 25 games against Anaheim. If he plays it will be his 971st game to tie Terry Sawchuk's NHL record for a goaltender.

Colorado, which is 7-0-2 in its last nine in Anaheim, owns a 12-2-4 mark in the last 18 meetings and is 16-4-7 in the last 27 matchups.