Game 13: Florida At Anaheim
Florida (6-5-1) at Anaheim (4-7-1)
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TV: 6 PM PT, Bally Sports West
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Anaheim Outlook
The Ducks return home after going 2-1-0 on their short three game road trip, which included two games in San Jose. Anaheim was able to win twice in the shootout against the Sharks. Despite still not having a regulation win, the Ducks have been able to earn wins in bonus hockey as of late.
Anaheim has been averaging 39.8 shots on goal against, while registering 28.8 in their favor. The Ducks have struggled on the penalty kill(63.6% efficiency) and on the power play(12.1% efficiency). The team has been averaging 2.83 goals per game, but has also been giving up 4.58 against.
Troy Terry leads the Ducks with 16 total points(5 G + 11 A).
Injury News:
Jamie Drysdale will be out with a torn labrum(left shoulder) for 4-6 months.
Sam Carrick was placed on a conditioning loan to San Diego.
Urho Vaakanainen suffered an upper-body injury when he slammed into the boards during a preseason game against the San Jose Sharks. He is currently on the IR.
John Moore is also on the IR with an undisclosed injury.
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Max Comtois – Ryan Strome – Troy Terry
Adam Henrique – Trevor Zegras – Frank Vatrano
Mason McTavish – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones – Glenn Gawdin – Brett Leason
Defense:
Dmitry Kulikov – John Klingberg
Simon Benoit – Cam Fowler
Nathan Beaulieu – Kevin Shattenkirk
In Net:
John Gibson 2-6-1 GAA 4.58 SV% .883 (Confirmed)
Florida Outlook
The Panthers finish their west coast trip tonight against the Ducks. Florida has gone 1-2-0 so far on their trip. They lost in regulation to Arizona 3-1 and LA 5-4. Their lone win was in a shootout against San Jose(sound familiar?). The Panthers average 3.08 goals per game and give up 3.25 against. On special teams, their power play is 10.2% efficient and the penalty kill is 72.3% efficient.
Matthew Tkachuk leads the team with 17 total points(5 G + 12 A). Florida will be without him tonight as he was suspended two games for high Jonathan Quick last night.
Projected Lineup
Offense
Carter Verhaeghe – Aleksander Barkov – Colin White
Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Sam Reinhart
Nick Cousins – Sam Bennett – Aleksi Heponiemi
Ryan Lomberg – Eric Staal – Rudolfs Balcers
Defense
Gustav Forsling – Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura – Radko Gudas
Marc Staal – Matt Kiersted
In Net
Spencer Knight 3-1-0 GAA 2.53 SV% .899 (Confirmed)
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November 6th, 2022