Game 25: Calgary At Anaheim

Calgary (14-4-5) at Anaheim(13-8-3) 

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

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

Radio & Post Game Show: KLAA AM 830

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are coming of a wild 6-5 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Anaheim again jumped out to a 4-1 lead, but had difficulty holding on to it. Vegas came back strong in the third period, but the Ducks were eventually able to win by one goal. Anaheim has won two in a row and is currently in 3rd place in the Pacific Division.

Anaheim continues to thrive on special teams. The Ducks are 27.1% efficient on the power play, which ranks 3rd in the league. Their penalty kill is 84.9% efficient, which is 8th in the NHL.

Troy Terry leads the team in scoring with 15 goals.

Roster Moves:

Vinni Lettieri and Buddy Robinson were reassigned to San Diego.

Injury News:

Ryan Getzlaf has a lower body injury and is questionable 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 had surgery to repair a pectoralis major tendon tear and will be out for 4-6 months.

Projected Lineup:

Offense:
Adam Henrique – Sam Steel– Troy Terry
Sonny Milano – Trevor Zegras – Rickard Rakell
Derek Grant – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers – Sam Carrick – Vinni Lettieri

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

In Net:
John Gibson 10-6-2 GAA 2.68  SV% .915(Confirmed)

Calgary Outlook

The Flames played the Los Angeles Kings last night and beat them 3-2. Calgary built a 3-1 lead in the second period and held on for the win. The Flames are in first place in the Pacific Division and have gone 7-1-2 in their last 10 games.

The Flames have played well on special teams like the Ducks. They convert 26.2% of the time with the extra man, which ranks 5th in the NHL.  On the penalty kill they are 87.3% efficient, good for 5th in the NHL. Calgary scores on average 3.22 goals per game, which is the 8th best in the NHL. They have the best goals against average only giving up 1.96 goals agains per contest.

Andrew Mangiapane leads the team in scoring with 16 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Johnny Gaudreau – Elias Lindholm – Matthew Tkachuk
Blake Coleman – Mikael Backlund –Andrew Mangiapane
Dillon Dube – Sean Monahan – Tyler Pitlick
Milan Lucic – Brad Richardson – Trevor Lewis

Defense
Noah Hanifin – Rasmus Andersson
Oliver Kylington – Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov – Erik Gudbranson

Goalie
Daniel Vladar 5-4-1, GAA 1.57, SV% .946 (Confirmed)

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December 3rd, 2021