Game 44: Anaheim At Boston

Anaheim(20-16-7) at Boston(24-12-2)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks ended their losing streak with a solid 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Derek Grant scored twice and Kevin Shattenkirk and Vinni Lettieri also scored to build a 4-0 lead. John Gibson played outstanding in net only allowing one goal against.

The Ducks were without Head Coach Dallas Eakins and assistant coach Geoff Ward against Tampa Bay because they are both in COVID protocol. Mike Stothers coached the team against Tampa Bay and Geoff Ward will coach the team tonight as he is now out of the protocol.

Mike Stothers may have to coach most of the games in Canada because of their COVID rules a person needs to have 10 days since their first positive test before they can enter the country. Cam Fowler and Troy Terry should be able to play in Canada since Fowler first tested positive on the 14th and Terry was on the 15th.

Cam Fowler, Adam Henrique, and Troy Terry are with the team on the road trip. Fowler and Terry will play tonight, but Henrique will not play.

Overall this season, Anaheim continues to thrive on special teams. The Ducks are 24.8% efficient on the power play, which ranks 9th in the league. Their penalty kill is 86.0% efficient, which ranks 3rd in the NHL. The Ducks are tied for second place in the Pacific Division with LA in terms of points.

Troy Terry leads the team in scoring with 22 goals.

Roster Moves:

Lukas Dostal, Jacob Larsson, and Vinni Lettieri were reassigned to the taxi squad.

Taxi Squad:

Jacob Larsson
Vinni Lettieri
Danny O’Regan

Injury/COVID News:

Anthony Stolarz and Josh Manson are the only two players still in COVID protocol. Stolarz first tested positive for COVID on January 15th. Manson first tested positive on January 18th.

Adam Henrique joined the team on the road trip and has been practicing. He is still listed on the IR and won’t play tonight, but has a chance to play later in the week.

Sonny Milano took an elbow to the face and did not return in the game against Minnesota. He was placed on the IR and is not with the team on the road trip.

Max Jones had surgery to repair a pectoralis major tendon tear and will be out for 4-6 months.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Trevor Zegras – Ryan Getzlaf – Rickard Rakell
Max Comtois – Sam Steel – Troy Terry
Derek Grant – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers – Sam Carrick – Buddy Robinson

Defense:
Hampus Lindholm – Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler – Kevin Shattenkirk
Josh Mahura – Greg Pateryn

In Net:
John Gibson 13-10-6 GAA 2.53 SV% .920 (Confirmed)

Boston Outlook

The Bruins are currently on a two game winning streak. They beat Washington 4-3 and Winnipeg 3-2. Boston is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games and currently in 4th place in the Atlantic Division.

The Bruins average 3.11 goals per game, which ranks 12th in the league. They give up 2.66 goals against on average. On the power play they are 25.3% efficient, which ranks 7th in the league. They rank 8th in the league on the penalty kill at 83.1% efficiency.

Brad Marchand leads the team in scoring with 20 goals.

Projected Lineup

Offense
Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – Craig Smith
Taylor Hall – Erik Haula – David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk – Charlie Coyle – Oskar Steen
Nick Foligno – Tomas Nosek – Curtis Lazar

Defense
Matt Grzelcyk – Charlie McAvoy
Urho Vaakanainen – Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort – Connor Clifton

In Net
Tuukka Rask 2-1-0 GAA 3.87 SV% .857(Confirmed)

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January 24th, 2022