Game 56: Anaheim At Minnesota
Anaheim(17-30-8) at Minnesota(34-14-5)
Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast
TV: 5 PM PT/8 PM ET, KCOP-13
Radio: AM 1110
Anaheim Outlook
The Anaheim Ducks will finish the season on the road in Minnesota. Ryan Miller will get his last career NHL start. The Ducks played an entertaining game last night, but ultimately lost in overtime 4-3 to the Wild.
As the season comes to an end, the question for the Ducks is how do they play out these final games. The Buffalo Sabres are guaranteed the best odds at winning the draft lottery. The Ducks currently have the second best odds, which could be made official tonight depending on the outcomes of the Anaheim and/or Vancouver games.
For most discussion visit: Play for Pride or Pick?
By The Numbers:
Max Comtois leads the team in scoring with 15 goals.
Goals For Per Game: 2.20, 30th in NHL
Goals Against Per Game: 3.15, 23rd
Power Play Efficiency: 9.0%, 31st
Penalty Kill Efficiency: 80.0%, 16th
Corsi For: 48.84%, 16th
Fenwick For: 48.13%, 22nd
Season Record vs Minnesota: 1-5-1
Injury Updates
Kevin Shattenkirk has a lower-body injury and will not play tonight.
Haydn Fleury will also not play as he is feeling ill(not COVID related).
Andy Welinski was injured(lower body) last week and hasn’t played since.
Sonny Milano(IR upper-body) has been practicing, but is likely done for the season.
Jakob Silfverberg had hip surgery(torn labrum) and will be out for 4-6 months. According to GM Bob Murray, it had been an injury that was nagging him on and off for the last two years.
Hampus Lindholm(wrist) is on the LTIR with a fractured wrist and will be shut down for the season.
Carter Rowney had knee surgery and will be out for 4-6 months. He had a medial meniscus tear in his left knee. He was placed on the LTIR.
Taxi Squad:
Andrew Agozzino
Josh Mahura
Trevor Carrick
Vinni Lettieri
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Danton Heinen – Isac Lundestrom – Rickard Rakell
Max Comtois – Trevor Zegras – Troy Terry
Nicolas Deslauriers – Ryan Getzlaf – Alexander Volkov
Max Jones – Sam Steel – Sam Carrick
Defense:
Cam Fowler – Josh Manson
Josh Mahura – Jamie Drysdale
Simon Benoit – Jacob Larsson
In Net:
Ryan Miller 4-8-1, 3.49 GAA , SV% .885 (Confirmed)
Minnesota Outlook
The Minnesota Wild have already punched their playoff ticket. They are currently in third place in the West Division, but can finish 1st or 2nd. They are five points behind first place Vegas and both teams have three games to go. They are one point behind second place Colorado, but the Avs do have a game in hand.
By The Numbers:
Kirill Kaprizov leads the team in scoring with 27 goals.
Goals For Per Game: 3.26, 9th in NHL
Goals Against Per Game: 2.74, 10th
Power Play Efficiency: 18.0%, 23rd
Penalty Kill Efficiency: 82.1%, 9th
Corsi For: 45.89%, 30th
Fenwick For: 46.71%, 28th
Season Record vs Anaheim: 6-1-0
Projected Lineup
Offense
Jordan Greenway – Joel Eriksson Ek – Marcus Foligno
Kirill Kaprizov – Ryan Hartman – Mats Zuccarello
Nick Bonino – Victor Rask – Marcus Johansson
Zach Parise – Nico Sturm – Nick Bjugstad
Defense
Ryan Suter – Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin – Mathew Dumba
Carson Soucy – Ian Cole
In Net:
Cam Talbot 17-7-5, GAA 2.58, SV% .918 (Confirmed)
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May 8th, 2021