Game 45: Anaheim At Toronto

By Michael Walters

Anaheim(21-16-7) at Toronto(25-10-3)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks earned 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 then scored five goals again and beat the Bruins. Five different players scored for Anaheim including Troy Terry, who came out of the protocol.

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 led the team against Boston.

Overall this season, Anaheim continues to thrive on special teams. The Ducks are 25.0% efficient on the power play, which ranks 8th in the league. Their penalty kill is 85.4% efficient, which ranks 3rd in the NHL. The Ducks are in second place in the Pacific Division.

Troy Terry leads the team in scoring with 23 goals.

Roster Moves:

Jacob Larsson and Vinni Lettieri were added to the roster from the taxi squad.

Lukas Dostal and Brendan Guhle was reassigned to the taxi squad.

Olle Eriksson Ek and Brogan Rafferty were reassigned to San Diego.

Taxi Squad:

Lukas Dostal
Brendan Guhle
Danny O’Regan

Injury/COVID News:

Anthony Stolarz is out of the COVID protocol and will backup Gibson tonight.

Josh Mahura fell awkwardly into the net and did not return in the game agains the Bruins. He won’t play tonight.

Josh Manson is still in the COVID protocol. 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 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 – Troy Terry
Max Comtois – Sam Steel – Vinni Lettieri
Rickard Rakell – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers – Sam Carrick – Buddy Robinson

Defense:
Hampus Lindholm – Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler – Kevin Shattenkirk
Simon Benoit – Greg Pateryn

In Net:
John Gibson 14-10-6 GAA 2.55 SV% .919 (Confirmed)

Toronto Outlook

The Maple Leafs are coming off a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders. Toronto is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and is currently in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division.

The Maple Leafs average 3.37 goals per game, which ranks 9th in the league. They give up 2.61 goals against on average. On the power play they are 29.0% efficient, which ranks 2nd in the league. They rank 8th in the league on the penalty kill at 84.0% efficiency.

Auston Matthews  leads the team in scoring with 25 goals.

Projected Lineup

Offense
Michael Bunting – Auston Matthews – Ondrej Kase
Ilya Mikheyev – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Alexander Kerfoot – David Kampf – William Nylander
Pierre Engvall – Jason Spezza – Wayne Simmonds

Defense
Morgan Rielly – T.J. Brodie
Rasmus Sandin – Justin Holl
Travis Dermott – Timothy Liljegren

In Net
Jack Campbell 19-6-3 GAA 2.24 SV% .927(Confirmed)

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January 26th, 2022