Game 1: Ducks At Kraken

Anaheim (0-0-0) At Seattle (0-0-0)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Anaheim Ducks finished last season with a record of 35-37-10. This season they look to make a playoff run with a new head coach and almost entirely new coaching staff. The Ducks also traded away John Gibson and Trevor Zegras. Newcomers include Petr Mrazek and Ryan Poehling who were involved in those trades. Anaheim also signed Chris Kreider and Mikael Granlund over the summer.

For the start of the season the Ducks are going with a “traditional” 15 forward, 6 defensemen, and 2 goalie roster. There are a handful of players which are wavier exempt, so the Ducks should be able to roll with 7 defensemen as most teams do during the duration of the season.

Team Injuries/News:

Ville Husso cleared waivers yesterday and was reassigned to San Diego.

Tim Washe was recalled from San Diego yesterday.

Ryan Strome (upper-body injury) did not go on the road trip.

Beckett Sennecke made the season opening roster. According to GM Pat Verbeek, it appears he will be deployed in a similar fashion to Leo Carlsson‘s first season in the NHL.

Projected Lineup (Per Zach Cavanagh)

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke
Frank Vatrano – Mikael Granlund – Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston – Ryan Poehling – Sam Colangelo

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

In Net:
Lukas Dostał 0-0-0 GAA 0.00 SV% .000 (Confirmed)

Seattle Outlook 

The Kraken finished the season with a 35-41-6 just behind Anaheim in the Pacific Division. Like the Ducks, the Kraken will try to improve from last season and make a playoff push. During the summer Seattle added forwards Mason Marchment and Frederick Gaudreau, defenseman Ryan Lindgren, and goalie Matt Murray. They added depth in all areas of their lineup in attempt to be more competitive for the playoffs this season.

Projected Lineup (Per Emerald City Hockey)

Offense
Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz – Shane Wright – Eeli Tolvanen
Mason Marchment – Chandler Stephenson – Ryan Winterton
Jani Nyman – Frederick Gaudreau – Tye Kartye

Defense
Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren – Brandon Montour
Jamie Oleksiak – Josh Mahura

In Net:
Joey Daccord 0-0-0 GAA 0.00 SV% .000 (Confirmed)

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Oct 9th, 2025