Game 22: Seattle At Anaheim

Seattle (12-5-3) at Anaheim (6-14-1)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks finally earned a regulation win on Wednesday against the Rangers. Anaheim then quickly came back to reality losing 5-1 to the Ottawa Senators in the Ducks annual Black Friday home game. The Ducks played decent for most of the first period, but then things got away from them in the second period. Anaheim will close out their homestand against Seattle, who the Ducks beat 5-4 in overtime on opening night.

The team has been averaging 2.48 goals per game, but has also been giving up 4.19 against. The Ducks have struggled on special teams this season. They are 11.3% efficient with the extra man, which is dead last in the league. The penalty kill is also at the bottom of the league at 65.7%. Anaheim also gives up on 37.6 shots per game which is the most in the league. They average just under 30 shots on goal per game(29.9).

Troy Terry leads the Ducks with 21 total points(8 G + 13 A).

Injury News:

Urho Vaakanainen (upper-body) played last night in San Diego as he was on a conditioning loan. He was recalled to Anaheim today and activated off the IR, but won’t play according to Lisa Dillman.

John Klingberg (lower-body) did not play on Friday and he won’t play tonight.

Max Comtois (lower-body injury) was placed on the IR.

Derek Grant (rib) has been activated off the IR and will play tonight.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Adam Henrique – Trevor Zegras –  Troy Terry
Derek Grant  – Ryan Strome – Frank Vatrano
Sam Carrick – Isac Lundestrom  – Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones – Mason McTavish – Brett Leason

Defense:
Cam Fowler – Dmitry Kulikov
Simon Benoit  – Colton White
Nathan Beaulieu – Kevin Shattenkirk

In Net:
John Gibson 4-11-1 GAA 4.00 SV% .895 (Confirmed)

Seattle Outlook 

The Kraken are coming off a key 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Seattle is now six points behind Vegas for first place in the Pacific Division with two games in hand. Seattle is currently on a four game winning streak. They beat the New York Rangers and LA Kings both in overtime by a 3-2 final. They then won a wild game against San Jose 8-5.

One reason for Seattle’s success is their ability to score. They are currently averaging 3.50 goals a game which is 6th best in the league. They give up 2.80 goals against, which is 10th best. They have had some success on the power play, which ranks 15th at 22.4% efficiency. The penalty kill has been shaky at 72.6% efficiency.

Andre Burakovsky leads the team in total points with 20 (7 G + 13 A).

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Jaden Schwartz – Alexander Wennberg – Andre Burakovsky
Jared McCann – Matthew Beniers – Jordan Eberle
Brandon Tanev – Yanni Gourde – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Ryan Donato – Morgan Geekie – Daniel Sprong

Defense
Adam Larsson – Vince Dunn
Jamie Oleksiak – Justin Schultz
Carson Soucy – William Borgen

In Net
Martin Jones 10-4-2 GAA 2.49 SV% .906 (Confirmed)

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November 27th, 2022