Game 5: Ducks At Blackhawks

Anaheim (2-2-0) at Chicago (2-2-2)

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TV: 4 PM, KCOP-13, Victory+

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Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks had a two game winning streak after beating San Jose 7-6 and then Pittsburgh 4-3, but then lost to Carolina 4-1. Anaheim has looked better at the start of this season, but there is still room for improvement.

The power play has greatly improved with a 26.7% efficiency, but the penalty kill is struggling only killing off 70% of opponent man advantages. The Ducks have also been better at limiting opponent shots keeping it to about 28 shots on goal against per game, but about a third of those are quality scoring chances.

Team Injuries/News:

Ian Moore was recalled from San Diego.

Jansen Harkins (upper-body) practiced yesterday wearing a red no contact jersey. He was injured back on September 21st in a preseason game against the LA Kings. He could join the team on the road trip.

Ryan Strome will join the Ducks at some point during the road trip, but is not expected to play according to Head Coach Joel Quenneville. Strome remains on the IR with an upper body injury.

Projected Lineup 

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

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

In Net:
Lukas Dostal  1-2-0 GAA 3.40 SV% .886 (Confirmed)

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Chicago Outlook 

The Blackhawks have won two and lost four games. They beat Montreal 3-2 and Utah 3-1. They lost to Florida and St. Louis in regulation. They lost to Boston 4-3 in OT and Vancouver in a shootout 3-2. Ilya Mikheyev leads the team with three goals.

Projected Lineup (Per Ben Pope)

Offense
Tyler Bertuzzi – Connor Bedard – Andre Burakovsky
Teuvo Teravainen – Frank Nazar – Ilya Mikheyev
Landon Slaggert – Ryan Donato – Lukas Reichel
Colton Dach – Ryan Greene – Lukas Reichel

Defense
Alex Vlasic – Sam Rinzel
Matt Grzelcyk – Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser – Artyom Levshunov

In Net:
Spencer Knight 1-2-1 GAA 2.22 SV% .924 (Confirmed)

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Oct 19th, 2025