Game 48: Ducks At Wild

By Michael Walters

Anaheim Ducks(19-19-9) vs Minnesota Wild(23-20-3)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks losing streak continued against the Detroit Red Wings and hit 12 games. To add insult to injury, the Ducks lost Ryan Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg in the game. Kesler appeared to injure his hip and Silfverberg took a hard hit into the boards. Those injuries coupled with the losing streak then set off a flurry of activity yesterday. The Ducks made several roster moves and three trades. For more visit: Busy Day In Anaheim

Jakob Silfverberg leads the team with 12 goals. Ryan Getzlaf has ten goals and leads the team with 32 total points(10 G + 22 A).

Injury Updates:

Ryan Kesler placed on the injury reserve list. He appeared to take a hard check in the hip area.

Jakob Silfverberg was also placed on the injury reserve list. He took a hard hit into the boards and appeared to injure his ankle or knee.

Roster Moves:

Called Up:

Max Jones, Andrej Sustr, and Troy Terry.

Sent Down To San Diego:

Patrick Eaves, Jake Dotchin and Kiefer Sherwood. Eaves was sent to the Gulls on a conditioning loan.

Trades:

Anaheim made three trades yesterday. Pontus Aberg was sent to Minnesota for Justin Kloos. Luke Schenn and a 2020 draft pick were sent to Vancouver for Michael Del Zotto. Lastly, the Ducks reacquired Derek Grant from Pittsburgh for Joseph Blandisi.

For more visit: Busy Day In Anaheim

Projected Lineup

Offense
Rickard Rakell – Ryan Getzlaf – Daniel Sprong
Nick Ritchie  – Adam Henrique – Ondrej Kase
Max Jones – Devin Shore – Troy Terry
Brian Gibbons – Carter Rowney – Derek Grant

Defense
Cam Fowler – Josh Manson
Brandon Montour – Hampus Lindholm
Jacob Larsson – Michael Del Zotto / Andy Welinski

In Net
John Gibson 15-15-8, GAA 2.76, SV% .918(Unconfirmed)

Minnesota Outlook

The Wild are coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings. Minnesota started the month on a three-game winning streak and then alternated wins and losses in their last five games. Like Anaheim, they are in the middle of the wild-card race. The wild average 2.83 goals per game and give up 2.89. They have the 10th best power play at 22.0% and the 4th best penalty kill at 84.7%.

Zach Parise leads the team in goals with 19 and total points with 41.

Projected Lineup

Offense
Jordan Greenway – Eric Staal – Nino Niederreiter
Zach Parise – Charlie Coyle  Luke Kunin
Jason Zucker – Mikko Koivu – Mikael Granlund
Marcus Foligno – Joel Eriksson Ek – J.T. Brown

Defense
Ryan Suter – Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin – Greg Pateryn
Nick Seeler – Nate Prosser

In Net
Alex Stalock 6-4-0, GAA 2.67, SV% .901(Unconfirmed)

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January 17th, 2019