Game 21: Vegas At Anaheim

Vegas(11-4-1) at Anaheim(6-10-4)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks called up Trevor Zegras this past week and Anaheim took on Arizona in two games. In both contests the Ducks built 3-0 leads, but then saw them dissappear. Anaheim lost the first game 4-3 in regulation and then the second one in a shootout.

Zegras looked solid in his first game, but his ice time went down after the first period. He did get a little more ice time in the second game and had a fantastic shootout goal, but many question what Dallas Eakins is doing with Zegras’ ice time. For more discussion on that visit: Zegras Era Begins?

Poor starts, inconsistent play, and scoring have been issues for the Ducks this season. The Ducks average 1.95 goals a game, which ranks last in the league. They give up 2.80 against per game, which is 14th best in the NHL. The power play is only 10.6% efficient, which ranks 29th in the NHL. The penalty kill is ranked 7th in the league at 85.2%.

The most telling stat is Anaheim is 0-10-4 when their opponents score two or more goals.

Max Comtois leads the team in scoring with eight goals.

Team News:

Adam Henrique was placed on waivers last weekend and cleared them. He was on the taxi squad this week and then was promoted back to the roster yesterday. He is expected to play tonight. For more on his situation visit: Henrique Cleared Waivers, Now What?

Andy Welinski was reassigned to the taxi squad.

Injury Updates

Hampus Lindholm(lowerbody) has been removed from the IR.

Carter Rowney(lower body) was injured in a collision in Monday’s game and was also placed on the IR.

Josh Manson(oblique) did travel with the team and has been practicing, but is still listed on the IR.

Taxi Squad:

David Backes
Vinni Lettieri
Anthony Stolarz
Andy Welinski

Projected Lineup

Offense:
Max Comtois – Ryan Getzlaf – Max Jones
Trevor Zegras – Sam Steel – Jakob Silfverberg
Sonny Milano  – Isac Lundestrom – Rickard Rakell
Derek Grant – Adam Henrique – Nicolas Deslauriers

Defense:
Hampus Lindholm – Kevin Shattenkirk
Cam Fowler – Jani Hakanpaa
Ben Hutton – Jacob Larsson

In Net:
John Gibson 5-8-3 GAA 2.67, SV% .908 (Confirmed)

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Vegas Outlook

The Golden Knights are leading the way in the West Division with a 11-4-1 record. They just completed a four game stretch against the Colorado Avalanche winning two and losing two. Vegas is 3-1-0 against Anaheim this season.

The Golden Knights average 3.00 per game, which ranks 12th in the league. They give up 2.06 goals against per game, which is the best in the NHL. Their power play is ranked 19th at 19.2% efficiency. The penalty is 87.3% efficient, which is 3rd in the NHL.

Max Pacioretty leads the team in scoring with eight goals.

Projected Lineup per Sin Bin Vegas

Offense
Alex Tuch – Chandler Stephenson – Mark Stone
Max Pacioretty – Cody Glass – Reilly Smith
Jonathan Marchessault – William Karlsson – Nicolas Roy
William Carrier – Keegan Kolesar – Ryan Reaves

Defense
Shea Theodore – Alex Pietrangelo
Alec Martinez – Zach Whitecloud
Nicolas Hague – Dylan Coghlan

Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury 8-3-0, GAA 1.55, SV% .942 (Confirmed)

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February 27th, 2021