Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf will play in Game 5
Kelvin Kuo / USA Today
Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf missed Game 4 of his team's opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Dallas Stars with an upper body injury, and his status for Game 5 had been uncertain.
It was a welcome sign for the Ducks when Getzlaf took to the ice for pre-game warmups ahead of Friday night's critical fifth contest, and indeed that Getzlaf will play in Game 5.
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