Game 71: Ducks At Canucks

Anaheim (39-27-4) at Vancouver (21-40-8)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 7 PM, Victory+ / KCOP-13

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are coming off a wild win against the Buffalo Sabres. Anaheim got behind early in the first period, but then had a 4-2 lead to start the third period. The Sabres battled back scoring three times in a row to take a 5-4 lead. The Ducks scored in the final minutes of regulation to force overtime and then Troy Terry scored to give Anaheim a 6-5 OT win.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.24 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.46 Per Game
Power Play: 17.9%
Penalty Kill: 78.6%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.86%
Overall: 51.28%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.87%
Overall: 51.31%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 36 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Ross Johnston is expected to be out 3-4 weeks with a lower body injury according to Head Coach Joel Quenneville.

Projected Lineup

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Alex Killorn – Mikael Granlund– Beckett Sennecke
Jeffrey Viel – Ryan Poehling – Cutter Gauthier
Mason McTavish – Tim Washe – Jansen Harkins

Defense:
Ian Moore – Radko Gudas
Jackson LaCombe – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – John Carlson

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 28-15-3 GAA 3.01 SV% .893 (Confirmed)

Vancouver Outlook 

The Canucks are on a two game losing streak. They lost 6-2 to Tampa Bay and then 3-1 to St. Louis. Vancouver is 8-23-5 at home this season and are currently in 8th place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 2.52 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.70 Per Game
Power Play: 18.7%
Penalty Kill: 71.5%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 47.08%
Overall: 48.02%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 46.67%
Overall: 47.58%

Brock Boeser and Drew O’Connor lead the team each with 16 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Drew O’Connor – Elias Pettersson – Evander Kane
Liam Ohgren – Marco Rossi – Brock Boeser
Max Sasson – Teddy Blueger – Linus Karlsson
Curtis Douglas – Aatu Raty – Jake DeBrusk

Defense
Elias Nils Pettersson- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson – Tom Willander
Zeev Buium – Victor Mancini

In Net:
Kevin Lankinen 8-23-5 GAA 3.62 SV% .876 (Confirmed)

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March 24th, 2026