Game 75: Ducks At Sharks

Anaheim (41-28-5) at San Jose (34-31-7)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 6 PM, TNT / HBO Max

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Anaheim had a 3-1 lead start the third period, but Toronto scored three times to pull ahead 4-3. Leo Carlsson scored in the final minutes to tie the game and force overtime. In the extra session, the Maple Leafs scored with five seconds to go to win.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.26 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.46 Per Game
Power Play: 18.3%
Penalty Kill: 77.9%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.98%
Overall: 51.45%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.95%
Overall: 51.41%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 38 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.

Jansen Harkins had surgery on his had a few days ago and is going to be out for about a month.

Cutter Gauthier sustained an upper-body injury against Toronto and won’t play tonight.

Radko Gudas (lower-body injury) won’t play tonight.

Projected Lineup

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

Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – John Carlson
Olen Zellweger – Ian Moore

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 29-16-3 GAA 3.01 SV% .894 (Projected)

San Jose Outlook 

The Sharks are on the outside looking in currently for the playoffs. They are two points behind Nashville for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference, but also have two games in hand. San Jose won their last two games against Columbus and St. Louis.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.03 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.56 Per Game
Power Play: 21.0%
Penalty Kill: 78.4%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 46.55%
Overall: 46.93%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 46.05%
Overall: 46.39%

Macklin Celebrini leads the team each with 38 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Igor Chernyshov – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
William Eklund – Alexander Wennberg – Kiefer Sherwood
Collin Graf – Michael Misa – Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow – Zack Ostapchuk – Adam Gaudette

Defense
Dmitry Orlov – Vincent Desharnais
Shakir Mukhamadullin – Mario Ferraro
Sam Dickinson – Nick Leddy

In Net:
Yaroslav Askarov 20-17-3  GAA 3.53 SV% .887 (Confirmed)

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April 1st, 2026