Game 50: Ducks At Avalanche

Anaheim (25-21-3) at Colorado (34-5-8)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 6 PM, Victory+ / KCOP-13

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are currently on a four game wining streak. They beat the Dallas Stars 3-1. Anaheim then played Los Angeles in a pair of back-to-back contests. The Ducks won the first contest 3-2 in a shootout. The Ducks won the second game 2-1 in overtime. Lastly, the Ducks edged the New York Rangers beating them 5-3 at home. What has been impressive is during the winning streak, the Ducks have been shorthanded at the forward position with various players out due to injury or illness.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.22 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.57 Per Game
Power Play: 16.6%
Penalty Kill: 77.6%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 52.53%
Overall: 52.02%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 52.60%
Overall: 52.00%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 22 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Jackson LaCombe was named to the US Olympic team.

Troy Terry (upper-body injury) remains on the IR. He is not currently with the team on the road trip.

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

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

Mason McTavish took part in warms ups, but didn’t pay due to an upper-body injury.

Projected Lineup 

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Jansen Harkins – Ryan Strome
Alex Killorn – Mikael Granlund – Beckett Sennecke
Jeffrey Viel – Ryan Poehling – Cutter Gauthier
Ross Johnston – Tim Washe – Ian Moore

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

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 16-12-2 GAA 3.11 SV% .890 (Confirmed)

Colorado Outlook 

The Avs are finishing up the last two games of their seven game home stand with the game tonight against the Ducks and then the Flyers on Friday. Colorado has gone 3-1-1 in their last five home games.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 4.02 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.30 Per Game
Power Play: 16.7%
Penalty Kill: 84.8%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 55.39%
Overall: 55.51%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 55.13%
Overall: 55.42%

Nathan MacKinnon leads the team with 38 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Ross Colton – Brock Nelson – Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly – Jack Drury – Gavin Brindley
Zakhar Bardakov – Ivan Ivan – Alex Barre-Boulet

Defense
Sam Malinski –Cale Makar
Josh Manson – Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov – Samuel Girard

In Net:
Scott Wedgewood 20-3-4 GAA 2.19 SV% .917 (Confirmed)

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January 21st, 2026