"Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller has been a busy man the past two months, and his workload figures to increase not only in the coming days but for the remainder of the season.

Given that he is the club's undisputed No. 1 goalie, Hiller has taken to being the one on which the team leans. He has had just four nights off since Dec. 12, and it appears that there won't be many more even with veteran Vesa Toskala now serving as his backup instead of Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

This is what Hiller wanted since he signed with the Ducks as a sought-after free agent out of Switzerland nearly three years ago.

"I feel pretty good," Hiller said before Saturday night's game against Calgary. "I'm definitely happy that I have James (Partida) around so I can get a massage once in a while and flush it out. You're legs are not going to be 100 percent every game, but I think the mental part makes up a lot.

"Mentally, I feel fresh. I'm still excited to play all those games. So I'm not too worried. There's always a little ache here and there but nothing major. Nothing I couldn't handle."

Hiller's start against the Flames Saturday was his 45th game this season, which is just one off last year's total for the regular season. He also started all 13 playoff games."