Game 48: Ducks vs Kings

Anaheim (23-21-3) vs Los Angeles (19-16-12)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 7 PM, Victory+

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks got down 2-0 in the second period yesterday and were able to score twice to tie the game before the third period started. There was no scoring in the third period or overtime. Beckett Sennecke and Mason McTavish both scored in the shootout to give Anaheim the 3-2 win. The Ducks are 2-1-0 against the Kings this season.

Tonight the Ducks will wear their road whites and the Kings will wear their black crown third jerseys.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.21 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.64 Per Game
Power Play: 16.6%
Penalty Kill: 78.1%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 52.47%
Overall: 52.09%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.39%
Overall: 51.94%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 20 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

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

Sam Colangelo has been recalled from San Diego yesterday.

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

Leo Carlsson underwent a procedure yesterday 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 was feeling under the weather and won’t play 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
Jeffrey Viel – Ryan Poehling – Jansen Harkins
Ross Johnston – Tim Washe – Ian Moore

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

In Net:
Ville Husso 5-4-1 GAA 3.33 SV% .884 (Confirmed)

Los Angeles Outlook 

The Kings built a 2-0 lead in the the second period yesterday, but then the Ducks rallied to tie things up. The score remained the same all the way to the shootout. Brandt Clarke scored in the shootout, but Sennecke and McTavish both scored to give Anaheim the win.

LA is 1-0-2 against Anaheim this season.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 2.57 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.72 Per Game
Power Play: 15.8%
Penalty Kill: 76.8%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 52.82%
Overall: 52.61%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.15%
Overall: 51.69%

Kevin Fiala leads the team with 17 goals.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

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

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

In Net:
Anton Forsberg 7-6-3 GAA 2.65 SV% .901 (Confirmed)

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January 17th, 2026