Ducks' John Gibson: In line to start Friday

Gibson was first off the ice in Friday's morning skate, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. This makes him the expected home goalie against the Coyotes for the evening's contest.

Analysis:

Gibson went on back-to-back nights to kick off the month of November, and there's been no shortage of speculation that backup Jonathan Bernier would be ready to start in the upcoming contest after working past an upper-body injury. We'd wait for official confirmation that Gibson is starting Friday -- that's likely to arrive closer to pregame warm-ups.