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Boston(32-17-4) at Anaheim(25-21-9)
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Anaheim Outlook
The Ducks played the Kings on Friday night and lost 4-1. Anaheim got behind early and found themselves down 4-0 after two periods of play. The Ducks eventually scored in the third period, but it was too little too late. Troy Terry scored his team leading 27th goal.
Anaheim then played the Islanders on Sunday and couldn’t score, losing 4-0. The Ducks were without Adam Henrique and John Gibson, who were both not feeling well.
Anaheim has gone 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. They are currently 5th in the Pacific Division and 10th in the conference. The Ducks on the outside looking in for the playoffs and the teams they are chasing have games in hand. The Ducks are 24.3% efficient on the power play, which ranks 7th in the league. Their penalty kill is 82.3% efficient, which ranks 10th in the NHL.
Troy Terry leads the team in scoring with 27 goals.
Roster Movies:
Lukas Dostal was reassigned to San Diego.
Injury News:
Josh Manson remains on the IR as Anaheim has been resting him. It appears he could be back before the trade deadline.
Max Jones had surgery to repair a pectoralis major tendon tear. He could return at the end of the season.
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Adam Henrique – Ryan Getzlaf – Troy Terry
Sonny Milano – Trevor Zegras – Rickard Rakell
Sam Steel – Isac Lundestrom – Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers – Sam Carrick – Derek Grant
Defense:
Hampus Lindholm – Jamie Drysdale
Brendan Guhle – Cam Fowler
Simon Benoit – Kevin Shattenkirk
In Net:
John Gibson 16-14-8 GAA 2.84 SV% .911 (Confirmed)
Boston Outlook
The Bruins are currently on a five game winning streak. They blew out the Kings last night 7-0. The Bruins have gone 6-3-1 in their last 10 game and currently in 4th place in the Atlantic Division.
Boston averages 2.96 goals per game, which ranks 16th in the league. They give up 2.64 goals against on average. On the power play they are 24.5% efficient, which ranks 6th in the league. They are tied for 8th in the league on the penalty kill at 82.5% efficiency.
David Pastrnak leads the team with 28 goals.
Projected Lineup
Offense
Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall – Erik Haula – David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic – Charlie Coyle – Craig Smith
Nick Foligno – Tomas Nosek – Jesper Froden
Defense
Mike Reilly – Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk – Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort – Connor Clifton
In Net
Linus Ullmark 17-8-1 GAA 2.76 SV% .909 (Confirmed)
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March 1st, 2022
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