Game 26: Anaheim At Winnipeg
Anaheim(6-16-3) At Winnipeg(14-7-1)
Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast
TV: 12 PM PT, Bally Sports West
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Anaheim Outlook
The Ducks have gone 0-1-2 so far on the road trip. They battled Nashville to a regulation tie and lost in overtime. Anaheim was then blanked by Dallas 5-0. Yesterday the Ducks went the distance with the Wild going to a shootout. Trevor Zegras put on a show in the shootout, but he had the only Anaheim goal and Minnesota scored twice to get the extra point.
The team has been averaging 2.44 goals per game, but has also been giving up 4.16 against. The Ducks have struggled on special teams this season. They are 16.7% efficient with the extra man and 65.2% efficient on the penalty kill, both ranking at the bottom of the league. Anaheim also gives up on average 37.8 shots per game which is the most in the league. They average around 30 shots on goal per game(30.2).
Troy Terry leads the Ducks with 26 total points(11 G + 15 A).
Injury News:
Isac Lundestrom has a fractured finger and will be out for six weeks.
John Klingberg (lower-body injury) was placed on the IR.
Max Comtois (lower-body injury) was placed on the IR.
Derek Grant suffered a lower body injury yesterday and won’t play tonight.
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Adam Henrique – Trevor Zegras – Troy Terry
Pavol Regenda – Ryan Strome – Frank Vatrano
Max Jones – Mason McTavish – Brett Leason
Sam Carrick – Jakob Silfverberg
Defense:
Cam Fowler – Dmitry Kulikov
Urho Vaakanainen – Simon Benoit
Nathan Beaulieu – Kevin Shattenkirk
Colton White
In Net:
Anthony Stolarz 4-12-2 GAA 3.99 SV% .894 (Confirmed)
Winnipeg Outlook
The Jets are coming off a 4-1 loss to Columbus on Friday night. Winnipeg was on a three game winning streak after beating Dallas, Chicago, and Colorado. They are currently in second place in the Central Division, just three points behind Dallas.
They are averaging 3.14 goals a game which ranks tied for 15th in the league. They give up 2.59 goals against, which is ranks 4th best. They have been decent on the power play with a 20.8% efficiency. The penalty kill has been operating at a 83.1% efficiency.
Josh Morrissey leads the team in total points with 25 (5 G + 20 A).
Projected Lineup Per Scott Billeck
Offense
Cole Perfetti – Mark Scheifele – Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Sam Gagner
Morgan Barron – Adam Lowry – Saku Maenalanen
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby – David Gustafsson – Michael Eyssimont
Defense
Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon – Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg – Nate Schmidt
In Net
Connor Hellebuyck 11-5-1 GAA 2.29 SV% .931 (Confirmed)
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December 4th, 2022