Game 74: Ducks vs Maple Leafs

Anaheim (41-28-4) vs Toronto (31-30-13)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 7 PM, Victory+ / KCOP-13

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks return home after going 2-1-0 on the road trip of western Canada. They beat Vancouver and Calgary, but then finished the trip losing to Edmonton. Despite the loss to the Oilers, the Ducks are still in first place in the Pacific Division.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.25 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.44 Per Game
Power Play: 18.3%
Penalty Kill: 78.4%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.92%
Overall: 51.37%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.90%
Overall: 51.34%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 37 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Ross Johnston is expected to be out 3-4 weeks with a lower body injury according to Head Coach Joel Quenneville.

Radko Gudas and Pavel Mintyukov were both injured in the game against Calgary. They did not play in the game against Edmonton. Gudas will play tonight. Minty is expected back as well.

Projected Lineup

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Alex Killorn – Mikael Granlund– Beckett Sennecke
Jeffrey Viel – Ryan Poehling – Cutter Gauthier
Mason McTavish – Tim Washe – Frank Vatrano

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – John Carlson
Olen Zellweger – Radko Gudas

In Net:
Ville Husso 9-7-1 GAA 3.06 SV% .895 (Confirmed)

Toronto Outlook 

The Maple Leafs won back-to-back games against Boston and the New York Rangers. They then lost their most recent game 5-1 to the St. Louis Blues.

The last time the Leafs and Ducks played Gudas collided with Auston Matthews knocking him out of the game. He had surgery on his knee and will be out for the rest of the season. With Gudas himself returning from injury this should be an intense matchup with some animosity from the get go.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.09 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.46 Per Game
Power Play: 19.0%
Penalty Kill:81.7%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 44.63%
Overall: 44.66%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 45.29%
Overall: 45.07%

Auston Matthews leads the team each with 27 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Easton Cowan – John Tavares – William Nylander
Matthew Knies – Max Domi – Nicholas Robertson
Dakota Joshua – Steven Lorentz – Matias Maccelli
Michael Pezzetta – Jacob Quillan – Calle Jarnkrok

Defense
Morgan Rielly – Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit – Troy Stecher

In Net:
Anthony Stolarz 9-9-3 GAA 3.27 SV% .894 (Projected)

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March 30th, 2026