Game 48: Ducks Visit Carolina

By Michael Walters

Anaheim(18-24-5) at Carolina(27-18-2)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Anaheim Ducks earned a solid 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators last night. Derek Grant was activated off the IR and scored a goal. Jakob Silfverberg also returned after being out with an upper-body injury. The Ducks took the season series against Nashville winning two out of three of the contests.

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The Ducks will face the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. This is the second and final meeting of the regular season. The Ducks beat the Hurricanes back in October by a score of 4-2. This will be Anaheim’s last game before the All-Star and league break.

Jakob Silfverberg leads the team with 15 goals.

Team News:

Isac Lundestrom and Max Comtois have been reassigned to San Diego.

Projected Lineup

Offense:
Rickard Rakell – Ryan Getzlaf – Daniel Sprong
Max Jones – Sam Steel – Ondrej Kase
Chase De Leo – Adam Henrique – Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers – Derek Grant – Carter Rowney

Defense:
Hampus Lindholm – Erik Gudbranson
Cam Fowler – Josh Manson
Jacob Larsson – Korbinian Holzer

In Net:
Ryan Miller 4-5-2, GAA 3.20, SV% .899 (Confirmed)

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Carolina Outlook

The Hurricanes are currently on a two-game losing streak after dropping games to Washington and Columbus. Carolina is 5-5-0 in their last 10 games and is in 4th place in the Metropolitan Division. They are fighting it out for a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Carolina averages 3.19 goals per game and give up 2.72 against. Their power play is tied for 8th in the league with a 21.9% efficiency. The penalty kill is ranked 9th at 82.6%.

Sebastian Aho leads the team in scoring with 23 goals.

Team News:

Doug Hamilton suffered a broken fibula in their loss last night against Columbus and will be out for several months.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Andrei Svechnikov – Jordan Staal – Teuvo Teravainen
Sebastian Aho – Erik Haula – Warren Foegele
Ryan Dzingel – Lucas Wallmark – Martin Necas
Brock McGinn – Jordan Martinook – Nino Niederreiter

Defense:
Jaccob Slavin – Brett Pesce
Joel Edmundson – Jake Gardiner
Haydn Fleury – Trevor van Riemsdyk

In Net
James Reimer 10-6-0, GAA 2.6, SV% .892 (Unconfirmed)

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January 17th, 2020