Game 42: Ducks At Capitals

Anaheim (21-17-3) at Washington (21-15-6)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 4 PM, KCOP-13 / Victory+

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are currently on a five game losing streak. Anaheim lost to Seattle 3-1 before the holiday break. The Ducks also lost 6-1 to the Kings and 5-4 to the Sharks. On New Year’s Eve they battled Tampa Bay to overtime and eventually lost 4-3. The Ducks then finished their homestand against the Wild and lost 5-2. Anaheim is tied for second place in the Pacific Division with Vegas at 45 points.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.29 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.56 Per Game
Power Play: 16.9%
Penalty Kill: 75.6%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 52.29%
Overall: 52.20%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.44%
Overall: 52.33%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 19 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke
Nikita Nesterenko – Mikael Granlund – Ryan Strome
Ross Johnston – Ryan Poehling – Alex Killorn

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Jacob Trouba
Olen Zellweger – Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov – Ian Moore

In Net:
Petr Mrazek 3-4-0 GAA 3.78 SV% .865 (Confirmed)

Washington Outlook 

The Capitals are currently on a two game losing streak. They lost 4-3 to Ottawa on the road and then lost 302 at home against Chicago in the shootout. This is the second and final meeting between these two teams. The Ducks won 4-3 back on December 5th, 2025 in the shootout.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.21 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.76 Per Game
Power Play: 15.8%
Penalty Kill: 76.3%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.92%
Overall: 50.99%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.22%
Overall: 51.40%

Tom Wilson leads the team with 22 goals.

Projected Lineup

Offense
Anthony Beauvillier – Dylan Strome – Alex Ovechkin
Connor McMichael – Justin Sourdif – Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime – Ethen Frank – Nic Dowd
Sonny Milano – Hendrix Lapierre

Defense
Martin Fehervary – John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun – Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin – Dylan McIlrath
Trevor van Riemsdyk

In Net:
Charlie Lindgren 6-4-2 GAA 3.07 SV% .887 (Confirmed)

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January 5th, 2026