Game 27: Ducks vs Mammoth

Anaheim (16-9-1) vs Mammoth (12-12-3)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 7:22 PM, TNT / Victory+

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks went on a brief two game road trip playing in Chicago and St. Louis. Anaheim went up early in both games, but had different results. They built a 3-0 lead in Chicago and eventually lost 5-3. In St. Louis, the Ducks went up 2-0 early and eventually won 4-1.

Anaheim deployed a 11-7 lineup configuration against St. Louis, scratching Nikita Nesterenko and Ryan Strome. It will be interesting to see what the lineup looks like for tonight’s contest.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.62 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.23 Per Game
Power Play: 19.3%
Penalty Kill: 75.6%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.80%
Overall: 51.86%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.48%
Overall: 51.58%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 15 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Petr Mrazek is currently dealing with a lower-body injury and is expected to be out 2-3 weeks per Head Coach Joel Quenneville.

Lukas Dostal was placed on the IR and is expected to be out 2-3 weeks with an upper-body injury.

Mikael Granlund (lower-body) has been skating and might play at the end of the homestand or the next road trip.

Projected Lineup (Morning Skate)

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke
Frank Vatrano – Ryan Poehling – Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston – Jansen Harkins

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – Radko Gudas
Ian Moore

In Net:
Ville Husso 2-1-0 GAA 2.70 SV% .880 (Confirmed)

Utah Outlook 

The Mammoth are currently on a four game losing streak. They have lost to Montreal, Dallas, St. Louis, and San Jose. This is there second meeting against Anaheim. They lost to the Ducks 3-2 in overtime back on November 17th.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 2.96 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.07 Per Game
Power Play: 13.2%
Penalty Kill: 80.5%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 53.30%
Overall: 52.31%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 54.66%
Overall: 53.55%

Logan Cooley leads the team with 14 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Clayton Keller – Barrett Hayton – JJ Peterka
Nick Schmaltz – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther
Lawson Crouse – Jack McBain – Michael Carcone
Kailer Yamamoto – Kevin Stenlund – Brandon Tanev

Defense
Mikhail Sergachev – Sean Durzi
Nate Schmidt – John Marino
Ian Cole – Nick DeSimone

In Net:
Karel Vejmelka 10-7-2 GAA 2.87 SV% .885 (Confirmed)

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December 3rd, 2025