ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 17, 2022 – ANAHEIM 2 @ WINNIPEG 3
The Ducks began a three-game road trip with a 3-2 loss to Winnipeg at Canadian Life Centre. Troy Terry scored his seventh goal and team-leading 20th point (7-13=20) to open the scoring at 10:17 of the opening frame. Trevor Zegras scored the game-tying goal at 14:43 of the third period, his team-leading eighth goal to push his point streak to three games (1-3=4). Adam Henrique extended his point streak to five games with an assist (3-2=5, +5) and Cam Fowler recorded two assists for the second straight game (0-4=4). Sam Carrick recorded an assist, his first point of the season in his second game. John Gibson stopped 30-of-32 shots .
PP: 0-1 PK: 1-2 SF: 31 SA: 32 TOI: Cam Fowler (24:23)
Three Stars: 1. K. Connor 2. C. Hellebuyck 3. J. Gibson Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
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
Nov. 29 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 5 p.m. KCOP / 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.
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.
Nov. 17 Placed D Nathan Beaulieu on Injured Reserve.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 72
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 17
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 17
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 9
Derek Grant Upper-body Day-to-day 6
Nathan Beaulieu Upper-body Day-to-day 3
Kevin Shattenkirk Lower-body Day-to-day 3
Max Comtois Lower-body Day-to-day 2
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks hit the midway point of a three-game road trip and consecutive games vs. the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center (5 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-882-302, including 577-382-145 at home and 449-500-156 away from Orange County. The Ducks have split their last two road games (2-2-0), scoring 16 goals in the four contests (4.0 goals per game). Anaheim continues a 14-game November schedule with seven home and seven road contests (3-5-0 in the month to date). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks and Blues will meet again at Enterprise Center on Monday, Nov. 21 (5 p.m. PT) before Anaheim returns home to open a three-game homestand beginning Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. the New York Rangers at Honda Center (7 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 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 (7-13=20), while he ranks tied for second among NHL skaters in even-strength points (6-11=17) and tied for third in even-strength assists (11). Terry has recorded points in seven of his last nine games (3-8=11) and has 4-10=14 points his last 11 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 enters tonight with points in four straight road contests (2-4=6) dating to Nov. 1. Zegras leads the Ducks in goals (8) and ranks second among team leaders with 8-8=16 points. Zegras has points in three straight games overall (1-3=4) and 1-5=6 points his last six contests. He has also scored 4-7=11 points his last eight games and 6-7=13 points his last 12 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-yearold has recorded. His goal Nov. 17 @ WPG marked his 90th career point in 116 NHL games (34-56=90), the fifth-fewest games among Ducks skaters to reach the mark, trailing only Teemu Selanne (70 GP), Paul Kariya (89 GP), Chris Pronger (108 GP) and Scott Niedermayer (114 GP).
QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique is currently riding a season-long five-game point streak (3-2=5, +5). He scored goals in a season-best 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 seven points his last seven games (5-2=7, +6). Henrique leads Anaheim in FOW% (53.7) and ranks third in goals among Ducks leaders (5).
KLING-ON: Defenseman John Klingberg has tallied 1-5=6 points his eight 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 52.8 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 (416) 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.
DUCKS-BLUES: Anaheim and St. Louis begin a three-game season series and consecutive contests against one another tonight at Enterprise Center. The Ducks have won three of their last four matchups against the Blues (3-1-0) in addition to wins in eight of the last 10 matchups at Enterprise Center (8-2-0). In the 2021-22 season series, the Ducks earned 4-1 win in Orange County (Nov. 7) and a 3-2 OT win in St. Louis (Dec. 12), while the Blues earned a 6-3 win in Anaheim (Apr. 24). The Ducks own a 49-47-11 all-time record vs. the Blues, including a 23-23-8 mark in St. Louis. John Klingberg (7-13=20 in 29 GP) and Cam Fowler (3-17=20 in 40 GP) lead Ducks skaters in in career scoring vs. the Blues. Fowler leads the team in assists, while Klingberg and Adam Henrique (7-3=10 in 24 GP) colead the team in career goals vs. the Blues.
ANA-STL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 19 Enterprise Center 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Nov. 21 Enterprise Center 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
Mar. 25 Honda Center 7:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
ANA-STL ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ St. Louis
All-Time Series: 49-47-11 26-24-3 23-23-8
Current Streak: One STL wins One STL win Two ANA wins
Last ANA Win: Dec. 12, 2021 (3-2 OT) Nov. 7, 2021 (4-1) Dec. 12, 2021 (3-2 OT)
Last STL Win: Apr. 24, 2022 (6-3) Apr. 24, 2022 (6-3) May 3, 2021 (3-1)
ANA Last 10: 5-5-0 1-9-0 8-2-0
ST. LOUI SBLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
Robert Bortuzzo – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 10)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 57
Recent Transactions
November
10 – Placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve with an upper-body injury
10 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Recalled forwards Nikita Alexandrov and Josh Leivo from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Placed forward Logan Brown on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury
9 – Assigned forward Jake Neighbours to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
BLUES VS. DUCKS
-This will be the first back-to-back matchups against the Ducks, as the Blues will host them again on Monday night
-They will finish their season series with a game in Anaheim on Mar. 25
-The Blues went 1-1-1 against Anaheim last season (1-1-0 away / 0-1-1 at home)
-The Blues are 2-1-3 in their last 6 games against the Ducks
-Since Jan. 13, 2020, The Blues are 8-2-3 in 13 games against Anaheim
-The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to Anaheim in 7 of their last 8 matchups, going 12 for 13 (92.3%) on the penalty kill in that span
-With a win tonight, the Blues would extend their win streak to 6 games, which would be the longest win streak in NHL history for a team immediately following a losing streak of 8 or more, where each loss came in regulation
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/21 – vs. Anaheim
11/23 – at Buffalo
11/25 – at Tampa Bay
11/26 – at Florida
11/28 – vs. Dallas
BLUES GETTING BACK TO THEIR GAME
-The Blues have won 5 straight games following an 8-game losing streak (all of which came in regulation)
-Since their win streak started on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, the Blues’ 5 wins are the most in the NHL
-The Blues have scored 20 goals since Nov. 10, which is the most in the NHL
-On Nov. 10 & 12 (vs. SJS, at VGK), the Blues did not take a penalty, marking the first time in franchise history the Blues have recorded no penalties in consecutive games played
-If the Blues can win tonight, they would set the mark for the longest win streak in NHL history immediately following an 8 or worse game losing streak (all losses in regulation)
-The longest win streak in NHL history by a team immediately following a losing streak of 8+ games in a row (all in regulation) is 5, achieved by the Canadiens from Feb. 17-26, 2022 (5-0-0 following 0-8-0)
FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
-The Blues are 5-1-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 6-0-0 when leading after 2 periods
-The Blues are also 7-3-0 this season when scoring first
-Their 7 wins when scoring first share 7th in the NHL (1. Boston/Vegas, 11)
-They have given up just 8 goals in the first period this season, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Dallas, 7)
-The Blues first period goal differential of +6 shares 4th in the NHL (1. Dallas, +17)
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 529-301-99 record
-Their 529 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 549)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10)
-Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.21) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.57 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)
-The Blues also share the 2nd best penalty kill (82.9%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.5%), and share the 5th best power play (20.7%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 164-89-36 record (364 points)
-The Blues 364 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 397), while their 164 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 188)
-Their 3.22 goals per game rank 9th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA, 3.53)
-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.82 goals against per game under Berube, which shares 9th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.50)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.7% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.8%)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games
Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 239 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
BINNINGTON FINDING HIS FORM
-During the Blues’ current 5-game win streak, Jordan Binnington has posted a 4-0-0 record, with a 2.25 GAA and a .936 SV%
-Since last Thursday, Nov. 10, Binnington’s 4 wins are the most in the NHL
-Since Nov. 10, his .936 SV% ranks 3rd in the NHL (1. Ullmark, .953) (Min. 3 games played)
-Since. Nov. 10, his 2.25 GAA ranks 6th in the NHL (1. Ullmark, 1.34) (Min. 3 games played)
-Binnington is 5-1-0 on the road this season, with a 2.01 GAA, a .941 SV%, and 1 shutout
-His 5 road wins this season share the most in the NHL (Reimer/Thompson/Vanecek)
VLADDY CONTINUES HIS HOT PLAY FROM LAST SEASON
-Vladimir Tarasenko has 4 assists in his last 7 games
-Tarasenko shares the lead on the Blues with 13 points (4g, 9a) (Schenn)
-Tarasenko shares 3rd on the Blues with 4 goals (1. Kyrou, 6)
-Tarasenko leads the Blues with 10 even-strength points (4esg, 6esa)
-Tarasenko recorded 3 assists on Oct. 19 in Seattle, including 2 in a span of 17 seconds in the first period
-His 2 assists in 17 seconds marked the fastest 2 assists by a Blues player since Brett Hull on Nov. 14, 1996 (12 seconds)
-Tarasenko posted 48 assists and 82 points (34g) last season, both of which were career-highs
-His 82 points last season were the most in a season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra recorded 93 points (36g, 57a) in 2002-03
FAULK CONTRIBUTING OFFENSE FOR BLUES
-Justin Faulk shares 3rd on the Blues with 12 points this season (3g, 9a) (1. Schenn/Tarasenko, 13)
-He also shares 1st on the team with 9 assists (3 others) and shares 5th on the Blues with 3 goals (1. Kyrou, 6)
-Faulk posted 10 points (3g, 7a) in his first 9 games of the season, which is the most points he has posted in the first 9 games of the season in his career
-Faulk has also recorded the 14th instance in franchise history of a Blues’ d-man posting at least 10 points in the teams’ first 10 games of the season (Last: Alex Pietrangelo, 12 points (4g, 8a) in 2017-18)
-Faulk shares 12th among all d-men in the NHL with 3 goals (1. Karlsson, 10)
-His recorded his 100th point as a Blue, with an assist, on Thursday vs. Washington
-Faulk’s OT goal on Oct. 19 at Seattle was his 3rd overtime goal as a Blue, matching Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson for the most among defensemen in franchise history
-Faulk also has 10 game-winning goals as a Blue, which shares the 6th most among defensemen in franchise history (1. Pietrangelo, 25 / 4. Parayko & Ramage, 11)
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn shares 1st on the Blues with 13 points this season (4g, 9a) (Tarasenko)
-He also shares 1st on the Blues with 9 assists (3 others)
-Schenn has 3 points in his last 5 games (1g, 2a) and has recorded at least 1 point in 10 of the Blues’ 16 games this season
-Schenn recorded 10 points in the first 10 games of the season, matching the 2nd best start of his career in the first 10 games of the season (10 points (6g, 4a) in 2020-21 in first 10 games / 11 points, (8g, 3a) in 2019-20 in first 10 games)
-Schenn shares 1st on the Blues this season with 4 power play points (1ppg, 3ppa) (Thomas)
-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues in that span (1. Perron, 26)
NOTHING TO BE SAAD ABOUT
-Brandon Saad scored his 3rd goal of the season Monday at Colorado
-Saad scored a goal in 3 straight games from Nov. 10-14, which matched the longest goal streak of his career, which he has now done 10 times in his career (Last: Dec. 2-7, 2021)
-Saad scored 24 goals last season, his first as a Blue, which matched the 2nd highest single season total of his career (Most: 31 goals in 2015-16 with Columbus)
-The Blues are 8-2-0 with Saad in the lineup this season
THOMAS AND KYROU LOOKING TO BUILD OFF CAREER SEASONS
-Robert Thomas has posted 12 points (3g, 9a) this season, which shares 3rd on the Blues (1. Schenn/Tarasenko, 13)
-Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 6 goals and 3 power play goals
-Thomas has 5 points in his last 5 games (1g, 4a)
-Kyrou has a 3-game point streak (2g, 2a)
-Last season, Thomas set career-highs with 72 games played, 20 goals, 57 assists, and 77 points
-Kyrou also set career-highs last season with 74 games played, 27 goals, 48 assists, and 75 points
-Thomas’s 57 assists last season led the Blues and were the most in a single season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra also recorded 57 assists in 2002-03
-Last season Thomas and Kyrou became the first set of teammates in franchise history to each record 40
assists in the same season prior to turning 24 years old
-They also became the 2nd set of Blues teammates to each record 70+ points in the same season prior to turning 24 (Brian Sutter, 70 points (36g, 34a) & Bernie Federko, 70 points (20g, 50a), in 1978-79)
THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has a 4-game point streak (3g, 3a)
-O’Reilly has 2 multi-points games in his last 4 games and has recorded the game-winning goal in 2 of the last 4 games
-O’Reilly has recorded 7 points (4g, 3a) in his last 6 games after just recording 1 point (1g) in his first 10 games of the season
-O’Reilly scored the Blues’ first shorthanded goal of the season on Wednesday at Chicago, the 11th of his career
-Saturday at Vegas was O’Reilly’s 300th game as a Blue
