Game 47: Ducks At Kings

Anaheim (22-21-3) at Los Angeles (19-16-11)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 7:30 PM, Victory+ / KCOP-13

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks finally ended their losing streak on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars. Anaheim ended up winning 3-1 despite being without without Leo Carlsson (lower-body injury), Cutter Gauthier (illness), and Troy Terry (upper-body injury).

Tonight the Ducks will play the Kings in a “color rush” contest. The Kings will wear their home black jerseys and the Ducks will wear their orange home jerseys. On Saturday in Anaheim, the Kings will wear third crown jerseys and the Ducks will wear their road whites.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.24 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.67 Per Game
Power Play: 16.8%
Penalty Kill: 77.6%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 52.56%
Overall: 52.21%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.45%
Overall: 52.02%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 20 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

The Ducks acquired Jeffrey Viel from Boston for a 2026 4th round pick.

Nikita Nesterenko was reassigned to San Diego yesterday.

Sam Colangelo has been recalled from San Diego.

Troy Terry (upper-body injury) has been placed on the IR retroactive to January 6th.

Leo Carlsson underwent a procedure today in Los Angeles to treat a Morel-Lavallée lesion in his left thigh. He will be out 3-5 weeks according to the Ducks.

Chris Kreider is feeling under the weather and won’t play tonight.

Cutter Gauthier missed the last game due to feeling ill, but he is expected to return to the lineup tonight.

Petr Mrazek is still on the IR and has not been practicing.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Cutter Gauthier – Mason McTavish – Ryan Strome
Alex Killorn – Mikael Granlund – Beckett Sennecke
Jansen Harkins – Ryan Poehling – Sam Colangelo
Ross Johnston – Tim Washe – Ian Moore

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

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 14-12-2 GAA 3.17 SV% .889 (Confirmed)

Los Angeles Outlook 

The Kings are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. LA battled Vegas to a 2-2 regulation tie. In overtime, Mark Stone scored to give Vegas the win.

LA is 1-0-1 against Anaheim. They won the last game 6-1 and lost the first meeting 5-4 in a shootout.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 2.59 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.74 Per Game
Power Play: 16.2%
Penalty Kill: 76.5%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 52.85%
Overall: 52.59%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.22%
Overall: 51.71%

Kevin Fiala leads the team with 17 goals.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

Offense
Jeff Malott – Alex Laferriere – Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele – Quinton Byfield – Taylor Ward
Kevin Fiala – Alex Turcotte – Andrei Kuzmenko
Andre Lee – Samuel Helenius

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

In Net:
Darcy Kuemper 12-9-8 GAA 2.50 SV% .904 (Confirmed)

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January 16th, 2026