Game 17: Washington At Anaheim

Washington(9-2-4) at Anaheim(9-4-3)

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TV: 7:00 PM PT/10:00 PM ET, Bally Sports West

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are on a roll winning their last seven games in a row. They beat Montreal, New Jersey, Arizona, and St. Louis at home. Anaheim then went on the road and beat Vancouver in a thriller that needed overtime. They took down Seattle high scoring affair 7-4. The Ducks returned home and then beat Vancouver again this time 5-1.

The Ducks have outscored their opponents 30-11 during that time span. This is the longest winning streak the Ducks have had with Dallas Eakins as the head coach.

Anaheim continues to thrive on special teams. The Ducks are 28.3% efficient on the power play, which ranks 5th in the league. Their penalty kill is 86.4% efficient, which is tied for fifth in the NHL.

The Anaheim Ducks have 999 franchise wins and Ryan Getzlaf has 999 career points in Anaheim. Tonight could be a special game for the Ducks on many levels.

Troy Terry leads the team in scoring with 11 goals and has a league leading 14 game point streak.

Injury News:

Max Comtois was out last game with an upper-body injury.

Rickard Rakell left the game against Buffalo holding his left arm and didn’t finish the game. He was placed on the IR with a shoulder injury and is considered week-to-week.

Max Jones(upper body) left the game early in the third period against Calgary as he appeared to be favoring his left arm while being engaged in front of the net. He was also placed on the IR. He had surgery to repair a pectoralis major tendon tear and will be out for 4-6 months.

Projected Lineup:

Offense:
Adam Henrique – Ryan Getzlaf – Troy Terry
Sonny Milano – Trevor Zegras – Nicolas Deslauriers
Mason McTavish – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Derek Grant – Sam Steel – Sam Carrick

Defense:
Hampus Lindholm – Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler – Josh Manson
Simon Benoit – Kevin Shattenkirk

In Net:
John Gibson 8-2-2 GAA 2.37 SV% .924(Confirmed)

Washington Outlook

The Capitals are currently on a four game winning streak. They beat Buffalo, Detroit, Columbus, and Pittsburgh. Washington has only lost two games in regulation so for this season.

The Capitals have been a scoring machine averaging 3.60 goals per game. Their power play converts 17.7% of the time, which is tied for 20th in the league. And on the penalty kill they are 82.9%, which is tied for 12th in the league.

Alex Ovechkin leads the team in scoring with 12 goals. He just scored his 742nd goal passing Brett Hull, who was fifth all-time in NHL goals scored. Jaromr Jagr(766) is third on the list.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby – Lars Eller – Garnet Hathaway
Conor Sheary – Connor McMichael – Daniel Sprong
Carl Hagelin – Aliaksei Protas – Brett Leason

Defense
Martin Fehervary – John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov – Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk – Justin Schultz

Goalie
Vitek Vanecek 4-2-5, GAA 2.34, SV% .912 (Confirmed)

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November 16th, 2021