By Michael Walters
Anaheim(26-31-8) at Chicago(29-28-8)
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Anaheim Outlook
The Ducks hit the road for a brief two-game trip. Anaheim will take on Chicago today and then Colorado tomorrow.
The Ducks have played the Blackhawks twice this season going 0-1-1. In the first meeting in November, Anaheim got down 2-0 early but then was able to rally to tie the game. The contest went to overtime with Patrick Kane scoring to give Chicago the win.
In the second meeting, Chicago doubled up Anaheim 4-2. Max Jones and Rickard Rakell scored in the losing effort. This will be the final meeting between these two teams this season.
Adam Henrique leads the team with 24 goals.
Team News:
Ducks called up Jani Hakanpaa.
Cam Fowler(lower-body), Erik Gudbranson(upper-body), and Hampus Lindholm(upper-body) are all out.
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Sonny Milano – Ryan Getzlaf – Danton Heinen
Rickard Rakell – Adam Henrique – Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones – Sam Steel – Kiefer Sherwood
Nicolas Deslauriers – David Backes – Carter Rowney
Defense:
Brendan Guhle – Josh Manson
Jacob Larsson – Michael Del Zotto
Christian Djoos – Matt Irwin
In Net:
John Gibson 19-25-5 GAA 2.99, SV% .904 (Confirmed)
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Chicago Outlook
The Blackhawks are currently in last place in the Central Division with 66 points. They have won their last two games and have gone 4-6-0 in their last 10 games.
Chicago averages 2.94 goals per game and they give up 3.12 goals against per game. Their power play is 15.3% efficient and their penalty kill is 82.1% efficient.
Dominik Kubalik leads the team in scoring with 29 goals.
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Dominik Kubalik – Jonathan Toews – Brandon Saad
Alexander Nylander – Dylan Strome – Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat – Kirby Dach – Drake Caggiula
Matthew Highmore – David Kampf – Ryan Carpenter
Defense:
Duncan Keith – Adam Boqvist
Olli Maatta – Slater Koekkoek
Lucas Carlsson – Connor Murphy
In Net
Corey Crawford 13-18-3, GAA 2.84, SV% .915 (Confirmed)
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March 3rd, 2020
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