Game 24: Ducks vs Kings

Anaheim (14-8-1) vs Los Angeles (11-6-6)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 1 PM, KTTV-11 / Victory+

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are currently in the middle of a six game homestand. They have gone 3-2-0 so far. All five games have been decided by one goal. The Ducks have won three games beating Boston in regulation and then edging Utah and Vegas in overtime. Their two losses came against Ottawa and Vancouver.

Anaheim is still in first place in the Pacific Division holding a slim one point lead over Los Angeles, Seattle, and Vegas.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.61 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.22 Per Game
Power Play: 20.0%
Penalty Kill: 74.7%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.55%
Overall: 51.72%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.11%
Overall: 51.41%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 13 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Lukas Dostal missed the last game with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Ville Husso was recalled from San Diego.

Mikael Granlund (lower-body) and Ryan Poehling (upper-body) have been out with injuries. Peohling has been skating with the team.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

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:
Petr Mrazek 3-3-0 GAA 3.69 SV% .881 (Probable)

Los Angeles Outlook 

The Kings had been on a three game losing streak until they beat Ottawa on Monday night 2-1. LA is in a log jam up top the Pacific Division with Anaheim, Seattle, and Vegas all being separated by just one point. This will be the first game where Corey Perry plays at Honda Center wearing a Kings jersey, which is not totally weird at all.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 2.65 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.61 Per Game
Power Play: 15.1%
Penalty Kill: 81.3%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 53.15%
Overall: 53.58%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.13%
Overall: 52.48%

Kevin Fiala leads the team with 9 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Kevin Fiala – Quinton Byfield – Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore – Anze Kopitar – Andrei Kuzmenko
Joel Armia – Phillip Danault – Alex Laferriere
Warren Foegele – Samuel Helenius – Corey Perry

Defense
Michael Anderson – Joel Edmundson
Brian Dumoulin – Brandt Clarke
Jacob Moverare – Cody Ceci

In Net:
Darcy Kuemper 8-4-4 GAA 2.30 SV% .910 (Unconfirmed)

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Nov 28th, 2025