Game 12: Ducks At Stars

Anaheim (8-3-1) at Dallas (7-3-3)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 5 PM, KCOP 13, Victory+

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are currently on a four game winning streak. Anaheim finished their last road trip with a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers. The Ducks then won their next three games at home beating Detroit 5-2, New Jersey 4-1, and Florida 7-3. Cutter Gauthier scored his first hat trick in the last contest against the Panthers. The Ducks are currently in first place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.92 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.08 Per Game
Power Play: 20.4%
Penalty Kill: 79.5%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.07%
Overall: 51.99%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 49.18%
Overall: 50.89%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 10 goals. Leo Carlsson leads the team with 18 total points (5G + 13A).

Team Injuries/News:

Radko Gudas sustained a lower-body injury in the game against Boston.

Mikael Granlund (lower-body) was injured in the contest against Tampa Bay.

Ryan Strome (upper-body) remains on the IR. He has yet to play a game this season.

According to Head Coach Joel Quenneville, it looks like a 1-2 week timetable when all three players will return. Strome has been skating separately the last few days.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke
Nikita Nesterenko – Ryan Poehling – Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston – Jansen Harkins – Frank Vatrano

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – Ian Moore

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 6-3-1 GAA 2.59 SV% .912 (Confirmed)

Dallas Outlook 

The Stars are coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers. Dallas was down 2-0 and 3-1, but fought back both times to tie things up and force bonus hockey. Overtime wasn’t enough and a shootout was needed. Jason Roberston and Wyatt Johnson scored in the shootout to give Dallas the win.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 2.69 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.92 Per Game
Power Play: 31.1%
Penalty Kill: 71.8%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 43.06%
Overall: 44.75%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 44.59%
Overall: 46.10%

Mikko Rantanen is tied for the team lead in goals with 7 and he leads the team with 17 total points.

Projected Lineup (Yesterday’s Practice)

Offense
Jason Robertson – Wyatt Johnston – Mikko Rantanen
Tyler Seguin – Sam Steel – Mavrik Bourque
Oskar Back – Justin Hryckowian – Colin Blackwell
Adam Erne – Nathan Bastian

Defense
Esa Lindell – Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley – Ilya Lyubushkin
Lian Bichsel – Alex Petrovic
Kyle Capobianco

In Net:
Jake Oettinger 5-2-2 GAA 2.53 SV% .913 (Confirmed)

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Nov 6th, 2025