Game 76: Ducks At Flames

Anaheim (24-47-4) At Calgary (34-34-5)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Anaheim Ducks continue their road trip against the Calgary Flames. The Ducks are looking for their win on this trip as they have gone 0-4-0 so far. They battled Vancouver on Sunday to a 2-2 tie late in the game, but the Canucks scored in the final minutes to win 3-2.

Anaheim has gone 1-8-1 in their last 10 games. They are currently in seventh place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:
Goals For: 2.41 (30th)
Goals Against: 3.61 (Tied For 30th)
Power Play: 17.5% (Tied For 25th)
Penalty Kill: 72.9% (31st)

Corsi For
Even Strength: 46.59% (26th)
Overall: 45.01% (31st)

Fenwick For
Even Strength: 46.58% (26th)
Overall: 45.04% (31st)

Frank Vatrano leads the team in goal scoring with 30.

Team News/Injury Updates:

Pavel Mintyukov missed last game with a lower-body injury today and is listed as day-to-day.

Radko Gudas (upper-body injury) is listed as day-to-day, but did not travel with the team.

Max Jones has been out with an upper-body injury.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Alex Killorn – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras – Mason McTavish – Ryan Strome
Frank Vatrano – Isac Lundestrom  – Jakob Silfverberg
Ross Johnston – Ben Meyers – Brett Leason

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

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 11-21-2 GAA 3.46 SV% .900 (Confirmed – Pat Steinberg)

Calgary Outlook 

The Flames are coming off a win against 4-2 win over the LA Kings. Calgary had been on a five game losing streak previously. The Flames are all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs as they are 14 points behind LA for the final wild card spot with just nine games left.

Calgary has gone 3-7-0 in their last 10 games. They are currently in fifth place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:
Goals For: 3.07 (Tied For 16th)
Goals Against: 3.21 (21st)
Power Play: 15.9% (28th)
Penalty Kill: 82.0% (9th)

Corsi For
Even Strength: 50.87% (15th)
Overall: 50.95% (14th)

Fenwick For
Even Strength: 51.52% (9th)
Overall: 51.59% (10th)

Nazem Kadri leads the team in total points with 63 (24 G + 39 A).

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Jonathan Huberdeau – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Andrei Kuzmenko – Nazem Kadri – Martin Pospisil
Connor Zary – Yegor Sharangovich – Matthew Coronato
A.J. Greer – Kevin Rooney – Dryden Hunt

Defense
Joel Hanley – Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar – Daniil Miromanov
Oliver Kylington – Brayden Pachal

In Net
Jacob Markstrom 23-19-2 GAA 2.68 SV% .908 (Confirmed – Pat Steinberg)

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April 2nd, 2024