Game 20: New York At Anaheim
Rangers(10-6-4) at Ducks (5-13-1)
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Anaheim Outlook
The Ducks return home after losing all three games on their road trip. They didn’t play terribly in two of the three games, but the results were the same as they lost each contest. Anaheim will play three games at home during the holiday weekend with the first against the New York Rangers. The Ducks are still looking for their first regulation win.
Anaheim has been averaging 37.5 shots on goal against, while registering 30.2 in their favor. The Ducks have struggled on the penalty kill(64.2% efficiency) and on the power play(13.2% efficiency). The team has been averaging 2.53 goals per game, but has also been giving up 4.26 against.
Troy Terry leads the Ducks with 20 total points(7 G + 13 A).
Injury News:
Max Comtois is day-to-day with a lower body injury. He is currently being re-evaluated.
Nathan Beaulieu (arm) is currently on the IR(retroactive to November 9th).
Derek Grant (rib) is currently on the IR(retroactive to November 3rd).
Roster Moves:
Austin Strand was reassigned to San Diego.
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Adam Henrique – Trevor Zegras – Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano – Ryan Strome – Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones – Mason McTavish – Brett Leason
Pavol Regenda – Isac Lundestrom – Sam Carrick
Defense:
Cam Fowler – Dmitry Kulikov
Simon Benoit – John Klingberg
Colton White – Kevin Shattenkirk
In Net:
John Gibson 3-11-1 GAA 4.15 SV% .891 (Confirmed)
New York Outlook
The Rangers are coming off a 5-3 win against the Kings last night despite getting behind early 2-0. New York was able to score three times in the second period to take the lead. LA came back to tie the game early in the third, but New York responded with a pair of goals to earn the win. The Rangers will close out their west coast road trip tonight against Anaheim. New York has gone 2-0-1 so far on their trip.
New York averages 3.05 goals per game and give up 2.70 against. They have had success on the power play operating at 23.5% efficiency. The penalty kill has been decent at 81.7% efficiency.
Mika Zibanejad leads the team with 10 goals.
Projected Lineup
Offense
Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad – Jimmy Vesey
Artemi Panarin – Vincent Trocheck – Barclay Goodrow
Alexis Lafreniere – Filip Chytil – Kaapo Kakko
Sammy Blais – Ryan Carpenter – Julien Gauthier
Defense
K’Andre Miller – Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren – Adam Fox
Zac Jones – Braden Schneider
In Net
Jaroslav Halak 0-4-1 GAA 3.22 SV% .883 (Confirmed)
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November 23rd, 2022