Anaheim (13-23-0) vs Toronto (18-10-7)
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Anaheim Outlook
The Anaheim Ducks had an extremely rough outing against the Edmonton Oilers. The Ducks were down 2-1 at the end of the first period, but it was all Oilers after that. Edmonton scored three times in the second to lead 5-1 and ended up winning 7-2. After beating Vegas 5-2, the Ducks have lost their last two games against Arizona and Edmonton.
Anaheim has gone 3-7-0 in their last 10 games. They are currently in seventh place in the Pacific Division.
By The Numbers:
Goals For: 2.56 (29th)
Goals Against: 3.39 (23rd)
Power Play: 20.2% (17th)
Penalty Kill: 80.1% (16th)
Corsi For
Even Strength: 48.28% (23rd)
Overall: 46.59% (28th)
Fenwick For
Even Strength: 48.94% (21st)
Overall: 47.30% (25th)
Frank Vatrano leads the team in goal scoring with 17.
Injury/Team News:
Isac Lundestrom will play tonight per Derek Lee.
Troy Terry is out tonight, he is listed as day-to-day with an upper body injury per Derek Lee.
Radko Gudas and Ryan Strome will not play do it illness.
Leo Carlsson suffered a MCL strain in the loss to Calgary. He has been placed on the IR and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks.
Tristan Luneau was loaned to Team Canada for the World Junior Tournament, but he came down with a viral infection and will have to return home.
Projected Lineup
Offense:
Max Jones – Adam Henrique – Trevor Zegras
Frank Vatrano – Mason McTavish – Alex Killorn
Brock McGinn – Isac Lundestrom – Brett Leason
Benoit-Olivier Groulx – Sam Carrick – Jakob Silfverberg
Defense:
Jackson LaCombe – Cam Fowler
Pavel Mintyukov – Ilya Lyubushkin
Urho Vaakanainen – Jamie Drysdale
In Net:
Lukas Dostal 6-8-0 GAA 3.65 SV% .893 (Confirmed – Aly Lozoff)
Toronto Outlook
The Maple Leafs beat the LA Kings last night 3-0. Toronto got two goals in the second period and that’s all they needed to win. They added an empty net goal with one minute to go. Martin Jones earned the shutout for the Maple Leafs.
Toronto has gone 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. They are currently in third place in the Atlantic Division.
By The Numbers:
Goals For: 3.51 (6th)
Goals Against: 3.34 (21st)
Power Play: 24.8% (7th)
Penalty Kill: 78.3% (21st)
Corsi For
Even Strength: 49.96% (16th)
Overall: 50.22% (15th)
Fenwick For
Even Strength: 49.92% (16th)
Overall: 50.16% (17th)
William Nylander leads the team in total points with 50(19 G + 31 A).
Projected Lineup
Offense
Matthew Knies – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner
Tyler Bertuzzi – John Tavares – William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson – Max Domi – Calle Jarnkrok
Bobby McMann – David Kampf – Noah Gregor
Defense
Morgan Rielly – T.J. Brodie
Mark Giordano – Timothy Liljegren
Simon Benoit – Jake McCabe
In Net
Martin Jones 7-5-3 GAA 2.37 SV% .926 (Confirmed)
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January 3rd, 2024
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