Game 71: Ducks Look To Get On Track Against Canucks
By Michael Walters
The Anaheim Ducks(34-24-12) square off against the Vancouver Canucks(25-36-9). The game starts at 7:00 PM PT and will be on Prime Ticket locally and AM 830.
Anaheim Outlook:
The Ducks have dropped three games in a row and are currently out of the playoff picture. Anaheim is going to have to win a majority of their final 12 games to have a chance to make the playoffs. Rickard Rakell leads the team with 30 goals. Ondrej Kase has 17 and Adam Henrique has 16 goals with Anaheim(20 total on the season).
For a review of the past few weeks please visit: Ducks Fight For Their Playoff Lives
Keys To The Game
The Ducks need to work on scoring more as the second and third lines have gone cold as of late. Anaheim has also struggled on the power play too. The Ducks are starting to run out of time and need to play complete games if they want to see the postseason.
Anaheim’s Projected Lineup:
Offense
Rickard Rakell – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano – Ryan Kesler – Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie – Adam Henrique – Ondrej Kase
Jason Chimera – Derek Grant – Chris Kelly
Defense
Cam Fowler – Brandon Montour
Hampus Lindholm – Josh Manson
Francois Beauchemin – Kevin Bieksa
In Net
John Gibson 25-17-6, GAA 2.53, SV% .924 (Confirmed)
Vancouver Outlook:
The Canucks are well out of the playoff picture with just 59 points. They have gone 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. Brock Boeser leads the team with 29 goals and Daniel Sedin has 21 goals.
Keys To The Game
Not much has been going right for Vancouver this season. They were shutout in their last two contests against Arizona and Los Angeles. They need to get a goal in this contest to get some motivation on their side. With only 12 games to go this season, they can only play the role of spoiler in their remaining contests.
Vancouver Projected Lineup:
Offense
Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Nikolay Goldobin
Brendan Leipsic – Bo Horvat – Tyler Mottee
Darren Archibald – Brandon Sutter – Sam Gagner
Reid Boucher – Nic Dowd – Jake Virtanen
Defense
Alexander Edler – Troy Stecher
Michael Del Zotto – Derrick Pouliot
Ben Hutton – Alex Biega
In Net
Jacob Markstrom, 18-23-6, GAA 2.74, SV% .910 (Confirmed)
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March 14th, 2018