Ducks claim Chad Johnson off waivers, place Ryan Miller on IR

Former St. Louis Blues goaltender Chad Johnson (31) has been claimed off waivers by the Anaheim Ducks. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

The Anaheim Ducks have claimed goaltender Chad Johnson off waivers from the St. Louis Blues.

https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1072541043277684736

The move comes after Ducks’ backup goaltender Ryan Miller was forced to exit Sunday’s game against the New Jersey Devils with a lower-body injury. The Ducks announced Tuesday that Miller could be out for up to six weeks with a MCL sprain.

https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1072544951882444800

Johnson, 32, is joining his eighth team since breaking into the NHL with the New York Rangers in the 2009-10 season. In 10 games this season, seven of them starts, he has a 2-6-0 record with a 3.54 goals against average and .884 save percentage.

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