By Helene Elliott

The path to the Stanley Cup is likely to go through San Jose, so the Ducks figure now is as good a time as any to gauge how they measure up against the NHL's top regular-season team.

The Ducks dropped to eighth in the West on Sunday when St. Louis beat Colorado, matching the Ducks and Sharks in a first-round series that will start Thursday at HP Pavilion.

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