"Ryan Getzlaf doesn't want to let a nagging ankle injury prevent him from keeping the Ducks alive.

The center said he will try to play Wednesday after he aggravated his ankle late in Sunday's game.

"It's definitely a strong possibility that I will be playing, especially with the situation we're in," Getzlaf said. "We're fighting for our lives right now, and I'm going to do everything I can to be in the lineup (Wednesday) night."

Getzlaf tweaked his ankle when he caught his foot along the boards in the second period of a 4-2 victory against San Jose. It is the same ankle he sprained before the Olympics. Exams showed inflammation but no further damage.

Getzlaf said he couldn't gauge how much better the ankle had gotten before he aggravated it but he indicated it did not affect his play. He remained optimistic."