NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets

November 17, 2022

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ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 15, 2022 – ANAHEIM 3 vs. DETROIT 2 – OT
The Ducks concluded a four-game homestand with a 3-2 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday night at Honda Center. Anaheim tied the game in the final minute for the first time since May 8, 2021 (Max Comtois: 59:34). Ryan Strome scored the game-winning goal in overtime, his fifth goal of the season and his third career overtime goal. Strome now has 4-2=6 points his last seven games. John Klingberg tied the game with 47 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, his first goal as a Duck. Trevor Zegras recorded assists on the game-tying and game-winning goals to record his 24th career multi-point outing (0-2=2, +2). Mason McTavish scored his second goal of the season (PPG) at 17:47 of the first period, moving him into a tie for fourth in scoring among NHL rookies. Adam Henrique extended his point streak to four games with an assist (3-1=4) and now has 5-1=6 points his last six games. Cam Fowler also earned two assists, his first multi-point effort of the season while logging 30-plus minutes for the first time in 2022-23 (30:27 TOI). John Gibson earned his third win of the season stopping 31-of-33 shots, including five in overtime.
PP: 1-5 PK: 3-4 SF: 30 SA: 33 TOI: Cam Fowler (30:27)
Three Stars: 1. R. Strome 2. J. Klingberg 3. M. Rasmussen Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 19 @ St. Louis Enterprise Center 5 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 21 @ St. Louis Enterprise Center 5 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Nov. 23 NY Rangers Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 25 Ottawa Honda Center 12 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 27 Seattle Honda Center 5 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 1 Assigned C Sam Carrick to San Diego (AHL) on a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan.
Nov. 9 Recalled LW Pavol Regenda from San Diego (AHL).
Nov. 11 Recalled D Austin Strand from San Diego (AHL). Placed C Derek Grant on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 3.
Nov. 12 Recalled C Sam Carrick from a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
Nov. 14 Reassigned C Glenn Gawdin to San Diego (AHL).
Nov. 15 Recalled D Drew Helleson from San Diego (AHL). Placed D Kevin Shattenkirk on Injured Reserve.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 65

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 16
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 16
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 8
Derek Grant Upper-body Day-to-day 5
Nathan Beaulieu Upper-body Day-to-day 2
Kevin Shattenkirk Lower-body Day-to-day 2

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a three-game road trip tonight against the Winnipeg Jets at Canadian Life Centre (5 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-881-302, including 577-382-145 at home and 449-499-156 away from Orange County. The Ducks enter tonight’s game with wins in two of their last three road games (2-1- 0), scoring 14 goals in the three contests (4.7 goals per game). Anaheim continues a 14-game November schedule with seven home and seven road contests (3-4-0 in the month to date). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will visit the St. Louis Blues for consecutive games at Enterprise Center Saturday, Nov. 19 (5 p.m. PT) and Monday, Nov. 21 (5 p.m. PT).

CLUTCH COMEBACKS: The Ducks lead the NHL with three third-period, multi-goal comebacks wins this season, including Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 in third), Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 remaining) and Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 shootout win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 remaining). The Ducks have four comeback wins overall this season (also Nov. 15 vs. DET, trailed 2-1 in final minute of regulation). Anaheim’s comeback win over San Jose marked the second time in franchise history the club has come back from a multi-goal deficit in the final 5:00 of regulation in the regular season (also Dec. 7, 2016 vs. CAR). Anaheim has recorded four third-period, multi-goal comeback victories in a single regular season just three times in franchise history (six in 2014-15 and five in 2009-10 & 4 in 2013-14).

OT HEROICS: Anaheim is currently 3-0 in games decided in overtime this season, while earning victories in five of the six contests that have required extra time (2-1 in shootouts). Anaheim’s three straight wins in OT to begin the season mark a franchise record, surpassing the two wins to begin a campaign (also 2010-10, 2008-09 and 1995-96). All three Ducks OT wins have come on home ice to lead the NHL in home OT wins, including Oct. 12 vs. SEA (Troy Terry GWG), Oct. 30 vs. TOR (Trevor Zegras GWG) and Nov. 15 vs. DET (Ryan Strome GWG). Strome (1-1=2) and Zegras (1-1=2) pace Anaheim in OT points, while Zegras co-leads the NHL with two shootout goals (also MIN’s Kirill Kaprizov and SJS’s Nick Bonino). Zegras paces the NHL with eight shootout goals since the start of 2021-22.

TERRY TALK: Right wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points this season (6-13=19), while he ranks second in even-strength assists (11) and tied for third among NHL skaters in even-strength points (5-11=16). Terry has recorded points in six of his last eight games (2- 8=10) and 3-10=13 points his last 10 contests. He had a career-best five-game assist streak Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (1-7=8), surpassing his prior best of four straight games with an assist Nov. 9-16, 2021 (3-4=7).

GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras leads the Ducks in goals (7) and ranks second among team leaders with 7-8=15 points. Zegras has three assists his last two games (0-3=3) and five assists his last five contests (0-5=5) while he has scored 3-7=10 points his last seven games and 5-7=12 points his last 11 outings. He recorded points in a career-tying four straight games Oct. 30-Nov. 5 (3- 4=7), matching his prior streak set Apr. 24-29, 2022 (2-2=4). Zegras recorded his fifth career multi-goal game Oct. 30 vs. TOR (2-0=2), including his second career OT goal. The 21-year-old has recorded

QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has a four-game point streak (3-1=4, +4) after scoring goals in a season-high three straight games Nov. 5-12 (3-0=3, +3; missed Nov. 9 due to birth of first child), including his 100th goal as a Duck (100-90=190) Nov. 12 vs. CHI, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to reach the milestone. Henrique scored his first goal after the birth of his daughter Nov. 10 and has six points his last six games (5-1=6, +5). Henrique ranks second among Anaheim in FOW% (54.9) and ranks third in goals among Ducks leaders (5).

KLING-ON: Defenseman John Klingberg has tallied 1-5=6 points his seven November games, including his first goal as a Duck Nov. 15 vs. DET (game-tying goal with 47 second in regulation). Klingberg leads Ducks blueliners in scoring (1-7=8) and assists, and ranks third among team leaders in assists. He earned assists in four straight game Nov. 1-6 (0-5=5), the only Ducks defensemen in the past 10 years with a longer point streak are Kevin Shattenkirk (five straight games in 2021-22), Cam Fowler (five games in 2020-21) and Ben Lovejoy (five games in 2013-14). Among defensemen selected in the 2010 NHL Draft, Klingberg leads in career points (72-310=382), assists, primary assists (159), PPP (150), PPA (131) and OT goals (6).

M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie center Mason McTavish has picked up 2-6=8 points this season, tied for fourth among Ducks leaders in assists this season. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for fourth in scoring, trailing only Arizona’s Matias Maccelli (1-9=10), Ottawa’s Shane Pinto (8-1=9) and Seattle’s Matty Beniers (5-4=9). He also ranks tied for fifth in assists (6) while his 54.6 FOW% leads Anaheim and is fourth among league newcomers (min. 30 attempts). McTavish scored his first goal of 2022-23 last night, Nov. 5 @ SJS (1-1=2), as part of his second career multi-point game (also Oct. 13, 2021 vs. WPG; 1-1=2).

GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson leads NHL goalies in saves (387) while he also paces NHL goalies with two assists (five other goaltenders have one assist).Gibson earned his fifth career helper, the primary assist, on Troy Terry’s OT winning goal Oct. 12 vs. SEA and tied J.S. Giguere for second in Ducks all-time goaltender assists with his sixth career helper Nov. 3 @ VAN. Gibson stopped his eighth career penalty shot (10th attempt) against Alexander Kerfoot Oct. 30 vs. TOR. He has stopped an NHL-leading six penalty shots since the start of 2020-21, with two goalies tied with three penalty shot saves (Connor Hellebuyck, WPG & Frederik Andersen, CAR/TOR).

REGENDA AGENDA: Rookie left wing Pavol Regenda scored his first career NHL goal Nov. 9 vs. Minnesota, marking his third point with Anaheim (1-2=3). Regenda recorded his first two career points (both assists, 0-2=2), Oct. 17 @ NYR after making his debut in the Ducks season opener Oct 12 vs. SEA. Prior to scoring his first NHL goal, Regenda had appeared in four games with San Diego (AHL), earning a point in each of his four games (2-2=4, +2), while scoring goals in each of his first two career AHL contests. GO SHORTY: Isac Lundestrom scored his first goal of the season on his first career penalty shot attempt Nov. 6 vs. FLA, netting his fifth career shorthanded goal. The 20th career penalty shot in Ducks history came on his 23rd birthday. Lundestrom has scored five shorthanded goals since the start of the 2021-22 season, tied with Alex Formenton, Adam Lowry and Trevor Moore for the most in the NHL over that span.

PROSPECT UPDATE:
Lukas Dostal (G San Diego, AHL) was named the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 13. Dostal stopped 83 of 86 shots during the week, going 2-1-0 with one shutout, a 1.01 GAA and .965 SV%. Henry Thurn (D, Harvard, NCAA) leads all NCAA defensemen in points per game (1.29, 1-8=9, +8 in 7 GP) after a three-point effort Nov. 15 vs. New Hampshire (1-2=3). Pavel Mintyukov (D, Saginaw, OHL) ranks second among all OHL players in scoring (10-18=28), tied for second in assists and tied for 10th in goals. He leads all OHL defensemen in points, goals, assists and PPG. He is currently riding a four-game point streak (3-5=8, +5) after being named the OHL Defenseman of the Month for October.
Nathan Gaucher (C, Quebec, QMJHL) has earned 10-10=20 points in 17 games, and ranks second among all QMJHL skaters in FOW% (60.4) while winning the fifth-most faceoffs (394). Connor Hvidston (C, Swift Current, WHL) has points in four straight games (3-6=9) to pace Swift Current in assists and rank second among team leaders with 6-14=20 points. Olen Zellweger (D, Everett, WHL) ranks third among WHL blueliners in points per game (1.27) with 8-11=19 points in 15 games.

DUCKS-JETS: Anaheim and the Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game season series tonight at Canada Life Centre. The Ducks have earned points in seven of the last 10 games matchups in Winnipeg (4-3-3). In the 2021-22 season series, the Ducks opened their season with a season-opening 4-1 win in Orange County (Oct. 13), while Winnipeg earned a 5-1 win at home (Oct. 21) and a 4-3 win in Anaheim (Oct. 26). The Ducks own a 19-14-5 all-time record vs. the Jets, including a 9-6-3 mark in Winnipeg. John Gibson (4-7-3) has made 15 starts against the Jets. Anthony Stolarz has made one appearance vs. Winnipeg, stopping 21 shots in relief. John Klingberg (5-20=25 in 28 games) leads Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists vs. the Jets. Jakob Silfverberg (8-10=18 in 26 games) leads the team in career goals vs. the Jets.

HONORING TEEMU: The Jets will induct Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen as the ninth and tenth members of the Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame tonight, with their banners raised in the rafters of Canadian Life Centre. Selanne was acquired by Anaheim from Winnipeg with Marc Chouinard and a fourth round selection in the 1996 NHL Draft for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky, and a third round pick in the 1996 NHL Draft on Feb. 7, 1996. Selanne finished his Ducks career (1995-2001 & 2005-2014) as the franchise’s all-time leader in almost every offensive category, including goals (457), assists (531), points (988), plus/minus (+120), games (966), power-play goals (182), game-winning goals (77), overtime goals (6) and shots (2,964). He is also the club playoff leader in goals (35), power-play goals (15), game-winning goals (8), shots (274) and games (96). Selanne helped lead Anaheim to California’s first Stanley Cup championship in 2007, was named the inaugural Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner in 1998-99 and won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Winner in 2005-06, all as a member of the Ducks. Selanne’s No. 8 was retired by Anaheim Jan. 11, 2015, the first number retired by the club, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Nov. 13, 2017.

ANA-WPG SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 17 Canada Life Centre 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
Dec. 4 Canada Life Centre 12 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Mar. 23 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-WPG ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Winnipeg
All-Time Series: 19-14-5 10-8-2 9-6-3
Current Streak: Two WPG wins One WPG win Six WPG wins
Last ANA Win: Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Jan. 23, 2017 (3-2)
Last WPG Win: Oct. 26, 2021 (4-3) Oct. 26, 2021 (4-3) Oct. 21, 2021 (5-1)
ANA Last 10: 2-6-2 5-4-1 4-3-3

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets start a three-game homestand on Thursday when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks to Canada Life Centre as part of Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame night. The Jets went 1-1-0 during a road back-to-back, which ended with a 3-2 overtime win against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. Winnipeg continues the homestand on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins before finishing the homestretch on Monday against the Carolina Hurricanes

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 3 (OT)
Seattle Kraken 2
Jets Scorers: Scheifele (9, 10), Wheeler (4)
Kraken Scorers: Eberle (4), Tanev (4)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (19 sv, 2 ga)
Kraken Goaltender: Martin Jones (27 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 2-for-7
Jets PK: 3-for-4
Recap: Blake Wheeler scored with six seconds remaining in the third period and Mark Scheifele scored less than a minute into overtime to give
the Jets a 3-2 win in Seattle against the Kraken on Sunday. Scheifele also scored Winnipeg’s first goal of the game for his third two-goal game of the season. Wheeler led the Jets with six shots, while Brenden Dillon had a team best five hits.

Near the Top
The Jets sit fourth overall in the NHL with a .679 points percentage… It’s on pace for the second-best points percentage in franchise history,
behind the .695 points percentage the team posted in 2017-18 when they went to the Western Conference Final.

Light Schedule… For Now
After playing five games in the first 16 days of November, the Jets close the month with seven games in a span of 12 days from Nov. 17-29,
which leads into 16 games in 31 days in December… Winnipeg has played 14 games this season, which is tied for the fewest in the NHL.

On the Brightside
The Jets are 17-for-18 (94.4%) on the penalty kill in their past seven games… Winnipeg is fifth in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 83.3%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… Adam Lowry is one of four NHL players with at least two shorthanded goals this season, while Dylan DeMelo is one of four players with a pair of shorthanded assists.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 5-1-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won nine of their past 10 home games dating back to last season… Kyle Connor (2G, 6A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with eight points, while Mark Scheifele (5G, 2A), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4G, 3A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 6A) have seven points each… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 5-1-0 with a 1.16 goals-against
average and .958 save percentage… Winnipeg is 234-150-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in
six consecutive seasons.

Against the Pacific
The Jets are playing their third consecutive game against a Pacific Division opponent… Winnipeg is 2-2-1 against the Pacific this season…Defenceman Josh Morrissey (6A) and Neal Pionk (2G, 4A) lead the Jets with six points in five games against the Pacific Division this season.

Tallying First
The Jets have scored the opening goal in eight of their 14 games to start the season and are 5-2-1 when scoring first… Winnipeg is 4-2-0 this
season when trailing first, which has happened in each of their past three games… The Jets were 24-10-6 last season when scoring the game’s
first goal and 15-22-5 when trailing first.

Helle-lean Form
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 5-1-1 in his past seven starts while boasting a 1.70 goals-against average, .947 save percentage and two shutouts… The stretch started with a 25-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 24… On the season, Hellebuyck is third in the NHL with a .935 save percentage… Hellebuyck registered his 30th career shutout last Saturday, which is second in the NHL behind Marc-Andre Fleury (33) since Hellebuyck entered the NHL in 2015-16… He’s one of 24 goalies in NHL history to have 30 shutouts in the first 390 games of their career.

Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is tied for second among NHL defencemen with 14 assists in 14 games this season and tied for seventh with 15 points… He has an assist in 11 of his 14 games, including three games with two assists… Morrissey is on pace for 82 assists this season, while his career high is 26 in 65 games during the 2019-20 season… Morrissey is also leading the team in scoring and is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14… Byfuglien (4 times), Toby Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defenceman in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.

The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for fourth in NHL rookie scoring with eight points (3G, 5A) in 14 games… He’s also fourth among NHL rookie forwards with an average of 15:39 ice time per game… Perfetti could become the fifth rookie in franchise history to post 50 points in a season, previously done by Dany Heatley (67 – 2001-02), Patrik Laine (64 – 2016-17), Kyle Connor (57 – 2017-18), and Ilya Kovalchuk (51 – 2001-02).

On The Power Play
The Jets are 10-for-50 (20.0%) on the power play through the first 14 games of the season… The Jets have scored six of their 10 power play goals in their past five games, going 6-for-20 (30.0%)… Winnipeg had a season high seven power play opportunities on Sunday against Seattle… Kyle Connor (5A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 2A) lead the Jets with five points on the power play this season.

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Nov. 17 ANA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 19 PIT SN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 21 CAR SN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 23 At MIN SN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 15 At DAL TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Nov. 3 MTL 3-2 OTW 1W
Nov. 5 CHI 4-0 W 2W
Nov. 8 DAL 5-1 W 3W
Nov. 12 At CGY 3-2 L 1L
Nov. 13 At SEA 3-2 OTW 1W
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN3
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

The Jets are above .500 on the road this season at 4-3-1… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (8A) and Neal Pionk (4G, 4A) lead the Jets in scoring on the road with eight points… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring on the road last season with 52 points (26G, 26A) in 39 games, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… His 52 points was one shy of tying the franchise record (Ilya Kovalchuk – 53 in 2005-06).

Extra Time
The Jets are 4-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s five OT games are the most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with four wins in overtime… All four of Winnipeg’s OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals.

Goal-Games
Five of the Jets nine wins have come by at least two goals, while three of Winnipeg’s four losses this season have come by three goals… The Jets suffered their first one-goal loss in regulation on Saturday against Calgary… Winnipeg finished last season 12-5-11 in one-goal games… Meanwhile, the Jets were 10-12 in games decided by two goals and 17-15 in games decided by three goals or more.

Zeros
The Jets have registered two shutouts this season, which is tied for the NHL lead…Both of Winnipeg’s shutouts have been by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI)… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record… The Jets beat the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 9 and Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 13 by a 3-0 score, while they shut out Minnesota 2-0 on Jan. 8, Vegas 4-0 on Mar. 22, and Philadelphia 4-0 on Apr. 27.

Comebackers
The Jets have come from behind in five of their nine wins this season… Three of the comebacks have been from one goal, while two were from two goals… The Jets also have a pair of third period comebacks this season.

No. 300
Blake Wheeler scored his 300th career goal on Sunday… He’s the third member of the 2004 NHL Draft class to reach 300 goals, joining Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin… Wheeler has scored 250 goals with the Jets franchise and scored 50 goals to start his career with the Boston Bruins.

Jets vs. ANA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Ducks meet twice more this season. Anaheim
also comes to Winnipeg on Dec. 4, while Winnipeg visits
Honda Center in Anaheim on Mar. 23.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 10-2-1 in their past 13 games against the Ducks, including winning four of the past five meetings… The Jets are 10-for-41 (24.4%)
on the power play in the 13 contests and 29-for-34 (85.3%) on the penalty kill.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has won six consecutive games against Anaheim at Canada Life Centre, outscoring the Ducks 28-14… Four of the six wins have come by one goal.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Anaheim with 23 points (9G, 14A) in 27 games… Nikolaj Ehlers has 15 points (10G, 5A) in 15 games against the Ducks… Pierre-Luc Dubois is averaging more than a point per game against Anaheim with 11 points (4G, 7A) in nine games… Both of Josh Morrissey’s goals against Anaheim are power play goals.

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets

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