Game 9: Ducks At Islanders

Anaheim (3-4-1) at New York (3-3-2)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks have lost both games on the current road trip. They played the New York Rangers on Saturday night and lost 2-1. The Rangers scored twice in the third period to take 2-0 lead. The Ducks were able to get one goal, but couldn’t tie up the game. Anaheim had a slow start to the contest, but played much better in the second half.

Anaheim scored first against New Jersey on Sunday, but then the Devils scored the next five goals in a row and never looked back. The Ducks pushed back in the third, but only scored once and lost 6-2.

An early concern for Anaheim has been special teams play. The Ducks are currently 8.2% efficient with the extra man. Shorthanded they are sitting at 75.0% efficiency. The Ducks at even strength have a CF% of 43.19% and a FF% of 43.62%.

Troy Terry leads the team in scoring with four goals.

Team/Injury News:

John Gibson (appendix) has been practicing, but the timeline for his return is unknown.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Robby Fabbri – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano – Mason McTavish – Ryan Strome
Cutter Gauthier – Trevor Zegras – Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston – Isac Lundestrom – Brock McGinn

Defense:
Cam Fowler – Olen Zellweger
Pavel Mintyukov – Brian Dumoulin
Jackson LaCombe – Radko Gudas

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 3-2-1 GAA 2.17 SV% .936 (Confirmed)

New York Outlook 

The Islanders played back-to-back games last weekend earning a split between the two contests. They battled the Devils to a 3-3 regulation tie and then won in overtime on a goal by Bo Horvat. The following night they were doubled up by Florida 6-3. They are currently 6th in the Metropolitan Division.

Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson lead the team in scoring with four goals each.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Simon Holmstrom – Bo Horvat – Mathew Barzal
Maxim Tsyplakov – Brock Nelson – Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Casey Cizikas
Pierre Engvall – Kyle MacLean – Hudson Fasching

Defense
Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock
Mike Reilly – Noah Dobson
Dennis Cholowski – Scott Mayfield

In Net:
Ilya Sorokin 2-1-1 GA 1.74 SV% .937 (Confirmed)

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October 29th, 2024