Game 21: Ducks At Oilers

Anaheim (9-11-0) at Edmonton (6-12-1)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks head out on the road looking to put an end to their five game losing streak. Anaheim has been behind to start the third period in each of the last five games. They tried to rally in each of the five contests, but haven’t been able to perform the comeback kid magic they had earlier this season. Anaheim had won six of the previous nine times they were down to start the third period. Through 20 contests this season, the Ducks have been down 14 times heading into the third period.

Anaheim has gone 3-7-0 in their last 10 games. They are currently in sixth place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:
Goals For: 2.80 (26th)
Goals Against: 3.25 (17th)
Power Play: 21.9% (12th)
Penalty Kill: 80.7% (14th)

Corsi For
Even Strength: 47.91% (23rd)
Overall: 46.22% (28th)

Fenwick For
Even Strength: 48.26% (24th)
Overall: 46.54% (27th)

Frank Vatrano leads the team in goal scoring with 13.

Injury/Team News:

Trevor Zegras (lower body injury) remains on the IR. He appears to have been playing hurt for a good portion of the games at the start of this season. ESPN’s Emily Kaplan believes he has played about half of the games injured this season. According to Greg Cronin, the injury is likely somewhere between the knee and the chest area for him and Drysdale.

Jamie Drysdale (lower body injury) was placed on the IR retroactively to October 15th. The timetable for his return is unknown. The Ducks are being cautious and don’t want to rush him back too early.

Isac Lundestrom suffered an Achilles tendon injury while training in the beginning of July. He had surgery and the return time is about six months.

Projected Lineup

Offense:
Frank Vatrano – Mason McTavish – Ryan Strome
Alex Killorn – Adam Henrique – Troy Terry
Max Jones – Benoit-Olivier Groulx – Jakob Silfverberg
Brock McGinn – Sam Carrick – Brett Leason

Defense:
Cam Fowler – Jackson LaCombe
Urho Vaakanainen – Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov – Ilya Lyubushkin

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 5-3-0 GAA 3.78 SV% .893 (Confirmed)

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Edmonton Outlook 

The Oilers are coming off a 5-0 blanking of the Washington Capitals. The Edmonton Oilers scored twice in the first period and then got two quick goals early in the middle frame to make it a 4-0 game. The Oilers had lost the three previous on the road which saw them go 1-3-0 overall.

Edmonton has gone 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. They are currently in seventh place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:
Goals For: 3.05 (19th)
Goals Against: 3.79 (30th)
Power Play: 25.0% (7th)
Penalty Kill:  76.3% (3rd)

Corsi For
Even Strength: 56.56% (2nd)
Overall: 55.38% (3rd)

Fenwick For
Even Strength:  55.17% (3rd)
Overall: 54.51% (3rd)

Leon Draisaitl leads the team in scoring with 26 points(8 G + 18 A).

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Evander Kane – Leon Draisaitl – Connor Brown
Warren Foegele – Ryan McLeod – Derek Ryan
Adam Erne – James Hamblin – Mattias Janmark

Defense
Darnell Nurse – Cody Ceci
Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak – Vincent Desharnais

In Net
Stuart Skinner 13-5-7 GAA 3.37 SV% .875 (Confirmed)

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November 26th, 2023