Game 21: Ottawa At Anaheim
Ottawa(4-12-1) at Anaheim(10-7-3)
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Anaheim Outlook
The Ducks were on an 8 game winning streak, but have now lost their last three games. Anaheim played two close games, losing to Carolina 2-1 and then losing 3-2 to Nashville. In their last game, the Ducks lost 5-2 to the Avalanche. The Ducks are currently in 4th place in the Pacific Division.
Anaheim continues to thrive on special teams. The Ducks are 27.9% efficient on the power play, which ranks 4th in the league. Their penalty kill is 85.7% efficient, which is 9th in the NHL.
Troy Terry leads the team in scoring with 12 goals.
Roster Moves:
Vinni Lettieri has been reassigned to San Diego.
Injury News:
Adam Henrique left the game early against Nashville with a hand injury. According to the Athletic’s Eric Stephens, Henrique has a dislocated finger, but he will be in tonight.
Max Comtois had surgery to remove a bone in his hand. He is on the IR and will be out for about 6 weeks.
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 – Rickard Rakell
Sam Steel – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers – Derek Grant – Sam Carrick
Defense:
Hampus Lindholm – Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler – Josh Manson
Josh Mahura – Kevin Shattenkirk
In Net:
Anthony Stolarz 1-2-1 GAA 2.39 SV% .930(Confirmed)
Ottawa Outlook
The Senators are currently on a three game losing streak just like the Ducks. Ottawa has been dealing with some COVID issues and had to reschedule some of their recent games. Overall it’s been a rough season for the Senators, who sit in last place in the Atlantic Division with 9 points.
Their power play converts 19.0% of the time, which ranks 16th in the NHL. And on the penalty kill they are 74.5%, which ranks 28th in the league.
The Senators will be going with Anton Forsberg to start in net for this game. Filip Gustavsson will be the backup and Matt Murray is going to be a healthy scratch. Murray’s contract is for $6.25 million until the 2023-24 season and he has a modified no trade clause. It will be interesting to see how the goalie situation unfolds in Ottawa.
Joshua Norris leads the team in scoring with 8 goals.
Projected Lineup
Offense
Brady Tkachuk – Joshua Norris – Zach Sanford
Nick Paul – Tim Stutzle – Connor Brown
Alex Formenton – Chris Tierney – Tyler Ennis
Parker Kelly – Dylan Gambrell – Austin Watson
Defense
Thomas Chabot – Nikita Zaitsev
Victor Mete – Artem Zub
Nick Holden – Lassi Thomson
Goalie
Anton Forsberg 1-3-0, GAA 4.56, SV% .884 (Confirmed)
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November 26th, 2021