Game 1: Ducks At Golden Knights

Anaheim (0-0) At Vegas (0-0)

Time: 6:30 PM

TV: ESPN

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks defeated the Edmonton Oilers in six games and now turn their attention to the Vegas Golden Knights. Anaheim swept the season series 3-0-0 against Vegas, but all the games were decided one goal and a 4-3 final score. The Ducks took the first two meetings 4-3 in overtime and then won the third meeting 4-3 regulation. The regulation season games were close and so should their playoff series.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 4.33
Goals Against: 3.50
Power Play: 50.0%
Penalty Kill: 71.4%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 53.53%
Overall: 54.07%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 54.51%
Overall: 54.58%

Team Injuries/News:

Radko Gudas (lower-body injury) hasn’t played since Game 1 against Edmonton. Head Coach Joel Quenneville expects him to be back at some point in this series.

Projected Lineup 

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

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – John Carlson
Tyson Hinds – Drew Helleson

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 4-2 GAA 3.87 SV% .874 (Unconfirmed)

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Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights took out the Utah Mammoth in six games in their first round series. Like the Ducks, the Knights had trouble getting behind and had to rally often to win games. This series could come down to who has better starts and can get a few goals on the board before the other team. Vegas brings a balanced offense attack like Anaheim and has been extremely solid on the penalty kill. Special teams could be another factor that decides who moves on to the Western Conference Final.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.83
Goals Against: 3.00
Power Play: 20.0%
Penalty Kill: 93.8%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 52.16%
Overall: 52.21%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.98%
Overall: 52.01%

Projected Lineup (Sin Bin Vegas)

Offense
Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden – Mitch Marner – Mark Stone
Tomas Hertl – William Karlsson – Keegan Kolesar
Cole Smith – Nic Dowd – Colton Sissons

Defense
Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin – Rasmus Andersson
Ben Hutton – Kaedan Korczak

In Net:
Carter Hart 4-2 GAA 2.72 SV% .898 (Unconfirmed)

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May 4th, 2026