Game 67: Ducks At Jets

Anaheim (23-40-3) at Winnipeg (41-19-5)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Anaheim Ducks are 0-2-0 on their road trip. They lost 7-2 in Chicago and then followed that up with a 2-0 loss last night in Minnesota. The Ducks had to play a majority of the game against the Wild without Radko Gudas, who collided hard into the boards in the opening minutes of the contest.

Anaheim has gone 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. They are currently in seventh place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:
Goals For: 2.55 (30th)
Goals Against: 3.59 (31st)
Power Play: 18.9% (22nd)
Penalty Kill: 74.4% (29th)

Corsi For
Even Strength: 46.58% (26th)
Overall: 45.06% (31st)

Fenwick For
Even Strength: 46.69% (27th)
Overall: 45.16% (31st)

Frank Vatrano leads the team in goal scoring with 29.

Team News/Injury Updates:

Radko Gudas (upper-body injury) is out tonight and Gustav Lindstrom will slot in.

Mason McTavish is out tonight with a lower-body injury.

Max Jones (illness) was out Tuesday and didn’t travel with the team.

Leo Carlsson (concussion) has been skating with the team on the road trip. He won’t play tonight

Brock McGinn (upper-body injury) was placed on the IR retroactive to February 10th.

Trevor Zegras has been skating, but it’s unclear when he will return. He is not with the team on the road trip.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Alex Killorn – Ryan Strome – Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano – Isac Lundestrom – Brett Leason
Pavol Regenda – Ben Meyers – Jakob Silfverberg
Ross Johnston – Benoit-Olivier Groulx

Defense:
Cam Fowler – Olen Zellweger
Pavel Mintyukov  – Jackson LaCombe
Urho Vaakanainen – Gustav Lindstrom
William Lagesson

In Net:
John Gibson 13-22-2 GAA 3.31 SV% .893 (Confirmed)

Winnipeg Outlook 

The Jets are currently on a three game homestand. They blanked Washington 3-0 and then lost 4-2 to Nashville. They wrap up the homestand tonight against the Ducks.

Winnipeg has gone 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. They are currently in third place in the Central Division.

By The Numbers:
Goals For: 3.05 (18th)
Goals Against: 2.40 (2nd)
Power Play: 18.1% (24th)
Penalty Kill: 77.3% (22nd)

Corsi For
Even Strength: 51.28% (10th)
Overall: 50.69% (15th)

Fenwick For
Even Strength: 51.58% (10th)
Overall: 50.93% (17th)

Mark Scheifele leads the team in total points with 57 (19 G + 38 A).

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Kyle Connor – Vladislav Namestnikov – Nikolaj Ehlers
Alex Iafallo – Sean Monahan – Tyler Toffoli
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron – Rasmus Kupari – Cole Perfetti

Defense
Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon – Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg – Colin Miller

In Net
Laurent Brossoit 11-4-2 GAA 2.11 SV% .924 (Confirmed – Mike McIntyre)

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March 15th, 2024