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The New Jersey Devils went winless in a two-game road trip through Florida. The Anaheim Ducks have started the season with three road straight losses.One of these teams will finally earn their first win of the 2016-17 campaign when the Devils host the Ducks at Prudential Center on Tuesday night.New Jersey opened with a pair of tough road tests against the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, although there were signs of improvement from the two games. They earned a point in a 2-1 overtime loss while being outplayed by the Panthers, then played much better before squandering a 2-0 lead in a 3-2 loss to the Lightning on Saturday.It was more of what we needed, Devils coach John Hynes said to The Bergen Record of the Lightning contest. One of our objectives was trying to be a better team from the Florida game to (Saturday). I thought our process was better. The big thing we know is teams are going to push when youre up 2-0. We handled it well in the second half of the second period, once it got to 2-2. Weve got to find a way to stem the tide quicker.New Jersey will again be without the services of Sergey Kalin, the teams third line center that has been out due to an illness. He has just resumed skating but, according to the Bergen Record, is still a few days away from making his season debut.The Ducks will be the Devils third straight opponent that qualified for the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, although they have looked like anything but a playoff team this season. Anaheim earned just one of six points through three games of their season-opening five-game road trip, and that came in a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday.Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm, one of the best at his position in the league, remains without a contract. The restricted free agent has yet to come to terms on a new deal and, through three games, the team is allowing an average of 32 shots per game.Last season, Anaheim allowed 27.5 shots per game, the fourth-best mark in the NHL.We can measure our game by the number of mistakes that we feel we made that are correctable, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said to the Orange County Register after his team lost to the Penguins on Saturday. And our teams not playing to the level thats required right now from our group. Simple as that.This is familiar territory for Anaheim, which opened the 2015-16 season 1-7-2 before winning the Pacific Division with 103 points. But coach Bruce Boudreau is gone, as is No. 1 goaltender Frederik Andersen, which means another turnaround is far from guaranteed.This is a new beginning, a new season, Ducks right winger Corey Perry said to the Orange County Register. You got to go out and you got to prove yourself all over again. Last year wasnt a great start. 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Maybe it will matter to her 20 years from now when she has kids or family to talk to about it.Michael Phelps, who knows something about golden hauls, gets started with his fifth and final Olympics on Sunday. The 18-time gold medalist is expected to be part of the mens 4x100 free relay, with the Americans challenging defending champion France.The womens 4x100 relay shapes up as the U.S. versus Australia, which won gold four years ago in London and in 2004. The Americans havent stood on the top podium spot since 1996 in Atlanta.We definitely want to get it started off right, said Amanda Weir, who is likely to be part of the relay. We always come here to win no matter what our record has been in the past.Ledecky could help them do that, likely as a swimmer in the preliminaries, which will be held in the afternoon instead of the morning. If the U.S. wins the late-night final, she would get a medal, too.Cate Campbell, the 100 free world reccord holder, leads the Aussie relay, having helped her team win gold in London.ddddddddddddOver the years weve had a really healthy rivalry, she said about the United States. Weve pushed them and theyve pushed us. I dont think America would be where they are today without Australia, and America has pushed us to be the great swimming nation that we are as well.Campbell will be joined by her sister Bronte, the 100 free world champion, on the relay.Sun Yang of China goes for gold in the mens 400 free on Saturday. He has been an enigma since failing to show for the 1,500 free final at last years world championships in Russia. The womens 400 individual medley is among the four finals on the first night.The United States and Australia figure to pile up the most medals at the pool.The Americans won 31 medals, including 16 gold, in London, while Australia won 10 and just one gold. The Aussies have come on strong since then, earning 16 medals with seven golds at last years worlds. The Americans werent as dominant in Kazan, winning 23 medals and eight golds.We really are happy to see our rivals do well, especially on the womens side, Weir said. I think the men get a little more fiery.The memories made in Rio will outlast the swimming venue, a 15,443-seat temporary facility featuring 15,000 tiny holes drilled into the structure to give the arena constant air flow. Its covered in 66 panels designed by a Brazilian artist. Columns in the arenas four corners will obstruct the views of some fans. ' ' '