After his 10th season with the Vancouver Canucks ended with him asking for a trade, Ryan Kesler isnt sure how hell be welcomed back to Rogers Arena. He prefers to leave with two points for the struggling Anaheim Ducks. Kesler will take the ice in Vancouver for the first time as a visitor Thursday night with the Ducks trying to avoid a fourth straight loss. Catch all the action on TSN 1040 with coverage beginning at 5pm pt. Kesler was drafted 23rd overall by Vancouver in 2003, and became a mainstay as one of the best defensive forwards in the NHL, winning the Selke Trophy in 2011. He also collected 182 goals and 393 points, ranking third on the team over his tenure with the Canucks. His time in Vancouver ended with 25 goals, 43 points and a minus-15 rating last season as the team missed the playoffs. He then asked for a trade, waived his no-trade clause and was dealt to Anaheim (11-4-5) for center Nick Bonino, defenseman Luca Sbisa and two draft picks over the summer. Hopefully they appreciated the 11 years that I played here, and remember the good times, Kesler said. Im hoping for a warm reception, but if not, its part of the game. Its going to be an emotional night for me, but if they boo me, itll probably jack me up even more. Its going to be fun. Its going to be an intense night, and Im looking forward to it. Kesler, third on the Ducks with 15 points, has already faced the Canucks (13-6-0), getting an assist before missing the final shootout attempt in a 2-1 home loss on Nov. 9. I think its still going to be weird, Kesler said. When you play with guys for 10 or 11 years, and are roommates with Kevin Bieksa for eight years, you grow a bond and a friendship thats never broken. The biggest thing is putting on a different uniform and being the visiting team in this building. Thats going to be different. Winning would also be a change since the Ducks are 1-1-5 after starting the season 10-3-0. They squandered a 2-0 third-period lead in Tuesdays 4-3 shootout loss at Calgary. Anaheim, though, is 6-0-1 in its last seven games at Vancouver, winning four in a row with an 18-5 scoring edge. Ryan Getzlaf has 15 points in his last 15 road meetings with the Canucks, collecting five in the past four. However, the center has no points and is a minus-5 while mustering one shot in the past two games overall. The Canucks won for the third time in four games with Wednesdays 5-4 victory at Edmonton. Vancouver blew a two-goal lead in the second period and won on defenseman Yannick Webers first goal of the season at 11:32 of the third. I think for us, after the second, we just knew we had to stick to our plan, we knew we could outplay them and at the end, I think we deserved the win, Weber said. Radim Vrbata leads Vancouver with eight goals after netting two Wednesday. The right wing has 11 points in his last eight meetings with the Ducks, collecting three assists for Arizona in a 5-3 loss on Jan. 11. Its unclear if Ryan Miller will start after making 28 saves against the Oilers, tying Nashvilles Pekka Rinne for the league lead with 12 wins. He has a 2.56 goals-against average while splitting six games against the Ducks. Backup Eddie Lack, however, had 28 saves and turned aside three shootout attempts in last weeks matchup, which is also his latest start. He had lost his five previous meetings with a 3.81 GAA. Eric Kendricks Jersey . -- Jonathan Diaz is easy to spot in the Blue Jays clubhouse. Randy Moss Jersey . The Los Angeles Clippers showed them just how ugly that life could be. Jared Dudley scored a season-high 21 points, Chris Paul added 16 points and 17 assists, and the Clippers jumped all over the Bulls in Roses absence for a 121-82 victory Sunday. http://www.officialminnesotavikingsfootb...s-jersey-womens. 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He struck out five and walked two. Shelby Miller (7-8) allowed four runs in five innings. He walked four and struck out one. Walker extended his hitting streak to a season-high 12 games with a two-run double in the fifth that extended the Pirates lead to 4-1. McCutchen started the three-run uprising with a run-scoring single that broke a 1-all tie. McCutchen drove in a run in the sixth with a sacrifice fly. Harrison added a two-run double in the inning that made it 6-1. Martin homered off Jason Motte in the ninth. Martin drove in his 5000th career run in the first inning.dddddddddddd The Cardinals were playing without All-Star catcher Yadier Molina, who tore a ligament in his right thumb in Wednesdays 5-2 win. Molina will undergo surgery on Friday and is expected to miss 8 to 12 weeks. St. Louis tied it in the third on a sacrifice fly by Matt Carpenter. Kolten Wong began the inning with a single. NOTES: St. Louis OF Allen Craig, mired in an 0-for-13 skid did not play Thursday. ...The Cardinals open a three-game series in Milwaukee on Friday. Joe Kelly (1-1, 0.59) will face Yovani Gallardo (5-5, 3.45) in the first game. Kelly is making his first appearance since straining his left hamstring on April 16. ... Pittsburgh will travel to Cincinnati for a three-game series beginning Friday. LHP Jeff Locke (2-1, 3.08) will face Mat Latos (2-1, 2.41) in the opener. ... St. Louis C Tony Cruz, who is replacing Molina, allowed a passed ball in the sixth that brought in a run. 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