Game 15: Chicago At Anaheim
Chicago (5-5-3) at Anaheim (4-9-1)
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TV: 7 PM PT, Bally Sports West
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Anaheim Outlook
The Ducks continue their homestand against the Chicago Blackhawks. Anaheim has lost their last two games in a row. They hosted Florida on Sunday and lost 5-3. On Wednesday they then lost to Minnesota 4-1. The Ducks are still looking for their first win in regulation this season.
Anaheim has been averaging 40.4 shots on goal against, while registering 29.4 in their favor. The Ducks have struggled on the penalty kill(63.6% efficiency) and on the power play(10.3% efficiency). The team has been averaging 2.71 goals per game, but has also been giving up 4.57 against.
Troy Terry leads the Ducks with 17 total points(5 G + 12 A).
Roster Moves/Team News:
Austin Strand and Sam Carrick were recalled from San Diego.
Injury News:
Derek Grant was placed on the IR(retroactive to November 3rd).
Jamie Drysdale will be out with a torn labrum(left shoulder) for 4-6 months.
Sam Carrick is 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:
Adam Henrique – Trevor Zegras – Troy Terry
Pavol Regenda – Ryan Strome – Frank Vatrano
Max Comtois – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Mason McTavish- Glenn Gawdin – Brett Leason
Defense:
Cam Fowler – Dmitry Kulikov
Simon Benoit – John Klingberg
Colton White – Austin Strand
In Net:
Anthony Stolarz 2-1-0 GAA 3.74 SV% .896 (Confirmed)
Chicago Outlook
The Blackhawks are on a two game losing streak. They lost to Winnipeg 4-0 and then battled LA in overtime to a 2-1 loss. Chicago is in 6th int he Central Division. The Hawks score about 2.69 goals per game and give up 3.08 against. They have had success on the power play with 24.4% efficiency and are average on the penalty kill at 73.6% efficiency.
Jonathan Toews leads the team in scoring with 7 goals.
Projected Lineup
Offense
Andreas Athanasiou – Max Domi – Patrick Kane
Philipp Kurashev – Jonathan Toews – Taylor Raddysh
Mackenzie Entwistle – Jason Dickinson – Sam Lafferty
Boris Katchouk – Jujhar Khaira – Colin Blackwell
Defense
Jack Johnson – Jake McCabe
Jarred Tinordi – Connor Murphy
Filip Roos – Caleb Jones
In Net
Arvid Soderblom 1-2-1 GAA 2.77 SV% .924 (Confirmed)
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November 12th, 2022