Game 62: Ducks vs Canadiens

Anaheim (34-24-3) vs Montreal (33-18-9)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 6 PM, Victory+ / KCOP-13

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

After losing to the Colorado Avalanche, the Ducks rebounded with a 5-1 win against the New York Islanders. Cutter Gauthier scored his 30th and 31st goals. Beckett Sennecke scored his 20th goal of the season.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.25 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.48 Per Game
Power Play: 18.2%
Penalty Kill: 77.3%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.76%
Overall: 51.41%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.80%
Overall: 51.43%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 31 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Anaheim acquired John Carlson from Washington late last night. He won’t be available to play tonight.

The Ducks also traded Ryan Strome to Calgary for a 2027 draft pick.

The Ducks signed Ryan Poehling to a 4-year extension with a $3.75 mil AAV yesterday.

Mikael Granlund has been dealing with an upper-body injury and was placed on the IR.

Troy Terry has been dealing with an upper-body injury and has not been practicing.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Cutter Gauthier
Alex Killorn – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke
Frank Vatrano – Ryan Poehling – Ryan Strome
Ross Johnston – Tim Washe – Jeffrey Viel

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

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 24-14-2 GAA 3.02 SV% .894 (Confirmed)

Montreal Outlook 

The Canadiens are in the middle of their three game California road trip. They lost 7-5 to San Jose on Tuesday. They will face Anaheim tonight and then Los Angeles tomorrow.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.52 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.27 Per Game
Power Play: 24.7%
Penalty Kill: 76.5%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.52%
Overall: 48.47%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.43%
Overall: 49.50%

Cole Caufield leads the team with 35 goals.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

Offense
Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach
Juraj Slafkovsky – Oliver Kapanen – Ivan Demidov
Josh Anderson – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher
Alex Newhook – Jake Evans – Zachary Bolduc

Defense
Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson
Mike Matheson – Kaiden Guhle
Jayden Struble – Alexandre Carrier

In Net:
Jakub Dobes 19-6-4 GAA 3.03 SV% .889 (Unconfirmed)

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March 6th, 2026