Game 81: Ducks At Wild

Anaheim (42-32-6) At Wild (45-24-12)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 5 PM, Victory+ / KCOP-13

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks clinched a playoff spot last night when the San Jose Sharks defeated the Nashville Predators. Anaheim is currently holding down the third spot in the Pacific Division with Vegas in first and Edmonton in second. The Ducks can finish anywhere from first to fourth in the Pacific Division depending on how the final days of the season play out.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.23 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.51 Per Game
Power Play: 18.4%
Penalty Kill: 76.8%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.49%
Overall: 51.1%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.78%
Overall: 51.32%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 40 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Ross Johnston is expected to be out 3-4 weeks with a lower body injury according to Head Coach Joel Quenneville.

Jansen Harkins had surgery on his hand and is going to be out for about a month.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Alex Killorn – Mikael Granlund – Beckett Sennecke
Jeffrey Viel – Mason McTavish – Cutter Gauthier
Tim Washe – Ryan Poehling – Ian Moore

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – John Carlson
Tyson Hinds – Radko Gudas

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 30-19-4 GAA 3.10 SV% .889 (Unconfirmed)

Minnesota Outlook 

The Wild have already clinched a playoff spot as the third seed in the Central Division. They rested several players yesterday and will likely do the same tonight since they can’t change their playoff position. This is the final game of the regular season for Minnesota.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.27 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.88 Per Game
Power Play: 25.3%
Penalty Kill: 80.0%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 49.08%
Overall: 49.84%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 49.81%
Overall: 50.61%

Kirill Kaprizov leads the team with 45 goals.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

Offense
Yakov Trenin – Danila Yurov – Vladimir Tarasenko
Marcus Johansson – Hunter Haight – Bobby Brink
Nico Sturm – Michael McCarron – Nick Foligno
Robby Fabbri – Ben Jones – Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Defense
Jacob Middleton – Jeff Petry
Viking Gustafsson Nyberg – Matt Kiersted
Daemon Hunt – Jared Spurgeon

In Net:
Jesper Wallstedt 17-9-6 GAA 2.63 SV% .915 (Unconfirmed)

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April 14th, 2026