Game 22: Ducks vs Golden Knights

Anaheim (13-7-1) vs Vegas (10-4-6)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks won a thriller against the Utah Mammoth on Monday night. Anaheim was down 2-1 late in third period and Troy Terry scored with 4.1 seconds left to tie the game. In overtime, Beckett Sennecke found Olen Zellweger at the side of the of the net for a slam dunk goal to win.

On Wednesday, Anaheim then won another tight contest against Boston. The Ducks jumped out to leads of 2-0 and 3-1, but the Bruins fought back to tie the game in the third at three. Ian Moore scored in the final minutes to give Anaheim a 4-3 win.

In the last contest the Ducks lost another close battle to Ottawa. Anaheim to a 2-1 lead in the second period briefly and then found themselves tied late in the third period. The Senators scored a goal in the final minutes and went on to win 3-2.

The Ducks are currently in first place with Vegas and LA both one point behind. Buckle up for a battle of the Pacific Division title tonight!

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.57 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.14 Per Game
Power Play: 20.8%
Penalty Kill: 75.0%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 50.66%
Overall: 51.03%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 50.06%
Overall: 50.60%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 12 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Mikael Granlund (lower-body) and Ryan Poehling (upper-body) have been out with injuries. Poehling did skate this morning, but appears to be about a week out before returning according to Head Coach Joel Quenneville.

Pavel Mintyukov will return to the lineup for the first time in three games. There were some rumblings he wasn’t happy about sitting out. Here is a summary of the recent reports: Addressing The Mintyukov Situation.

Projected Lineup (Morning Skate)

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

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – Radko Gudas

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 10-5-1 GAA 2.81 SV% .904 (Confirmed)

Vegas Outlook 

This is the second meeting between these two teams this season. Anaheim won the first matchup in Vegas by a 4-3 final in overtime. The Golden Knights are currently on a brief three game road trip. They beat Utah on Thursday 4-1. They take on Anaheim tonight before going back to Utah on Monday. Maybe they can call their trip an “Utah Duck sandwich.” Okay I will see myself out now.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.20 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.75 Per Game
Power Play: 24.3%
Penalty Kill: 79.6%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 50.76%
Overall: 51.43%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.59%
Overall: 52.15%

Jack Eichel leads the team with 10 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Braeden Bowman
Pavel Dorofeyev – Tomas Hertl – Mitch Marner
Brandon Saad – Brett Howden – Reilly Smith
Cole Reinhardt – Colton Sissons – Keegan Kolesar

Defense
Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin – Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton – Kaedan Korczak

In Net:
Akira Schmid 10-9-1 GAA 2.33 SV% .905 (Confirmed)

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Nov 22nd, 2025