Game 2: Ducks At Sharks

Anaheim (0-1-0) At San Jose (0-0-1)

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Anaheim Outlook

The Anaheim Ducks took on the Seattle Kraken on Thursday to start the season. The Ducks got off to a solid start putting up 17 shots on goal and found themselves tied 1-1. Becket Sennecke scored his first goal in his first NHL game, but the Kraken scored the next two goals and ended up winning 3-1. Overall the Anaheim’s puck possession numbers were solid with a CF% of 59.5% and FF% of 52.81% at even strength. The Ducks also outshot the Kraken 36-31 despite losing 3-1.

Team Injuries/News:

Ryan Strome was placed on the IR.

Tim Washe was reassigned to San Diego yesterday.

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 – Nikita Nesterenko

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

In Net:
Petr Mrazek 0-0-0 GAA 0.00 SV% .000 (Confirmed)

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San Jose Outlook 

The Sharks lost their first game of the season in overtime against the Vegas Golden Knights. The teams traded goals in all three periods resulting in a 3-3 regulation tie. Reilly Smith scored early in the extra session to give Vegas a 4-3 win. Jeff Skinner, Alexander Wennberg, and Philipp Kurashev scored in the losing effort for San Jose.

Projected Lineup (Per Curtis Pashelka)

Offense
Philipp Kurashev – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
William Eklund – Alexander Wennberg – Tyler Toffoli
Jeff Skinner – Ty Dellandrea – Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow – Adam Gaudette – Ryan Reaves

Defense
Nick Leddy – John Klingberg
Dmitry Orlov – Sam Dickinson
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren

In Net:
Yaroslav Askarov 0-0-0 GAA 0.00 SV% .000 (Confirmed)

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Oct 11th, 2025