CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, marking their fourth consecutive win and their seventh straight road game with a point. Brent Burns (2a) and Martin Necas (1g, 1a) posted multi-point games, and Sebastian Aho, Brady Skjei and Andrei Svechnikov each also scored for Carolina. Brett Pesce recorded an assist in his 500th career NHL/Hurricanes game, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves in net to extend his win streak to three games.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed 13 games (11/9-12/3)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 25 games (10/12-12/3)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 24 games (10/14-12/3)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 25 games (10/12-12/3)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 97
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 2 Activated Teuvo Teravainen from injured reserve
Nov. 30 Acquired Zack Hayes from Vegas in exchange for future considerations and assigned him to Chicago (AHL)
Nov. 23 Signed Pyotr Kochetkov to a four-year contract extension
STREAKS
Seth Jarvis has tallied a point in five consecutive games (11/25-12/3: 2g, 3a)
Martin Necas has earned a point in four straight games (11/26-12/3: 3g, 2a)
Brent Burns has registered an assist/point in back-to-back games (12/1-12/3: 1g, 3a)
Jordan Martinook has posted a point in back-to-back games (12/1-12/3: 3g, 1a)
Martin Necas has recorded an assist in back-to-back games (12/1-12/3: 2a)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Dec. 6 at Anaheim 10 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 10 at NY Islanders 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 13 at Detroit 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 15 Seattle 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 17 Dallas 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Dec. 6 Tuesday Honda Center 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 7 Wednesday No practice
Dec. 8 Thursday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Dec. 9 Friday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Dec. 10 Saturday UBS Arena 11:30 a.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. DUCKS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Anaheim in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Ducks will travel to PNC
Arena on 2/25.
— The Hurricanes and Ducks are meeting for the 43rd time in their histories. Carolina holds a 17-16-2-7 overall record, including an 8-9-1-3 road record.
— The Hurricanes swept the season series 2-0-0 in 2022-23, but Carolina is 4-6-5 in the teams’ last 15 matchups (Anaheim: 11-4-0).
— Carolina posted a 2-1 win over Anaheim at Honda Center on 11/18/21. Ethan Bear and Seth Jarvis scored for the Hurricanes, while Frederik Andersen stopped 31 of 32 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes earned a 5-2 win against the Ducks at PNC Arena on 4/10/22. Jordan Staal scored his second career regular-season hat trick (3g), and Jesper Fast (2a), Nino Niederreiter (2a) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) each added two points as Frederik Andersen made 23 saves in net.
— Sebastian Aho has registered seven points (3g, 4a) in 10 career regular-season games against Anaheim.
— Brent Burns has recorded 45 points (15g, 30a) in 72 career regular-season games against the Ducks, marking the fourth-most assists and third-most points against Anaheim of any active NHL player.
— Jack Drury’s father, Ted, skated in 232 games with the Mighty Ducks from 1996-99, earning 47 points (21g, 26a) and 225 penalty minutes. He played 177 more games with Anaheim than with any other team in his NHL career.
— Stefan Noesen made his NHL debut with the Ducks on 4/3/15 and scored two goals in 14 games with Anaheim from 2015-17. He has also registered five points (4g, 1a) in five games against the Ducks, tied for his most goals against any NHL opponent.
— Paul Stastny has tallied 24 points (6g, 18a) in 42 career regular-season games against Anaheim.
— Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek played 433 games for the Whalers from 1989-95. He ranks third in franchise history in career penalty minutes (1,144) and power play goals (73), seventh in points (403) and tied for eighth in goals (192). Acquired from NJD in exchange for Sylvain Turgeon on 6/17/89, Verbeek was traded to NYR in exchange for Glen Featherstone, Michael Stewart, a first-round pick in the 1995 NHL Draft (Jean-Sebastian Giguere) and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Draft (Steve Wasylko) on 3/23/95.
— Ducks Assistant General Manager Rob DiMaio registered 24 points (6g, 18a) in 74 games with Carolina in 2000-01. He was acquired from NYR along with Darren Langdon in exchange for Sandy McCarthy and a fourth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Draft (Bryce Lampman) on 8/4/00.
— Ducks Assistant General Manager Martin Madden served as an amateur scout for the Hurricanes from 2005-08.
JUST KEEP SWIMMING
Sebastian Aho scored his 192nd career NHL/Hurricanes goal at LAK (12/3), tying Pat Verbeek (1989-95) for the eighth-most goals in franchise history. The goal also stood as his 39th career game winner, as he passed Jeff O’Neill (1995-04: 38) for the third-most game-winning goals in franchise history. Aho has tallied nine points in his last nine games (11/17-12/3: 3g, 6a), with two multi-point outings over that span (11/21 at WPG: 3a, 11/29 at PIT: 2a), and now needs just one more multi-point game to pass Verbeek (106) for sole possession of fourth place in franchise history in that category.
Most game-winning goals, franchise history:
Ron Francis (1981-91, 1998-04): 57
Eric Staal (2003-16): 47
Sebastian Aho (2016-present): 39
Jeff O’Neill (1995-04): 38
Kevin Dineen (1984-91, 1995-99): 37
Most multi-point games, franchise history:
Ron Francis (1981-91, 1998-04): 297
Eric Staal (2003-16): 186
Kevin Dineen (1984-91, 1995-99): 132
Sebastian Aho (2016-present): 106
Pat Verbeek (1989-95): 106
FORCE OF NECAS
Martin Necas tallied two points (1g, 1a) at LAK (12/3) for his team-leading eighth multi-point game in 2022-23, matching his total in 78 contests last season. He also extended his point streak to four games (11/26-12/1: 3g, 2a) and has now posted three point streaks of at least four games this season after failing to register a point in four consecutive games at any point in 2021-22. Necas has now recorded nine points in his last nine games (11/17-12/3: 5g, 4a), with a team-high five goals over that span. He paces the team with 28 points (12g, 16a) through 25 contests in 2022-23 and needs two more goals to reach his total from last season (14).
MEGASETH
Seth Jarvis registered an assist at LAK (12/3) to extend his point streak to five games (11/25-12/3: 2g, 3a), just one game shy of tying Martin Necas (10/24-11/4: 4g, 6a in 6 GP) for the longest point streak by any Hurricanes skater in 2022-23. Jarvis has now earned six points in his last seven games (11/21-12/3: 2g, 4a), with a team-high +6 rating over that span. Before this five-game stretch, he had been held to just one assist in his previous nine contests (11/6-11/23).
ROAD RAGE
With a win over LAK on Saturday, Carolina has now earned a point in each of its last seven road games (11/14-12/3: 4-0-3), marking just the eighth road point streak of seven or more games in franchise history (last: 4/1/21-4/27/21: 4-0-3). The Hurricanes have posted a 9-3-4 record away from home in 2022-23, marking the third-most road wins of any NHL team behind only NJD (11-1-0) and VGK (11-2-1). Carolina has already played 16 road games this season, tied for the second-most of any team, and they are scheduled to play each of their next three contests away from home (12/6-12/13).
Longest road point streaks, franchise history:
12 games: 2/23/04-3/27/04 (8-0-1-3)
9 games: 12/8/01-1/10/02 (6-0-1-2)
8 games: 3/7/10-4/6/10 (5-0-3), 11/12/96-12/5/96 (4-0-4)
7 games: 11/14/22-12/3/22 (4-0-3), 4/1/21-4/27/21 (4-0-3), 2/12/19-3/11/19 (6-0-1), 10/15/05-11/15/05 (6-0-1)
MAKING THEM PAY
Martin Necas scored his team-leading fourth power-play goal of the season at LAK (12/3), already tied for his second-highest single-season total (2019-20: 5 PPG in 64 GP, 2020-21: 4 PPG in 53 GP). Carolina has now converted on the man-advantage in four of its last five games (11/25-12/3: 6-for-15) after being held scoreless on the power play in six straight contests from 11/12-11/23 (0-for-20). Stefan Noesen tallied an assist on the goal and now ranks fourth on the team with seven power-play points (3g, 4a) in 2022-23.
BURN, BABY, BURN
Brent Burns recorded two assists at LAK (12/3) for his fourth multi-point and third multi-assist game in 2022-23. With another two points (1g, 1a) at STL on Thursday, Burns is the first Hurricanes blueliner to post back-to-back multi-point games this season and has joined Sebastian Aho (10/17-10/20: 1g, 5a), Andrei Svechnikov (10/17-10/20: 5g, 1a) and Martin Necas (10/29-10/31: 1g, 3a) as the fourth Hurricanes skater to accomplish the feat. His first assist against the Kings came on the power play, where he leads the team in assists (7) and ranks tied with Svechnikov (3g, 6a) for the team lead in points (9).
FROM RUSSIA WITH GLOVE
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 31 of 33 shots faced in net at LAK (12/3) to earn his fifth win of the season. He has now won each of his last three games played (11/29-12/3), marking the longest win streak by any Hurricanes netminder in 2022-23, and he has posted a .934 save percentage over that stretch, with 71 saves on 76 shots. Kochetkov has allowed two or fewer goals in six of his nine appearances this season, and in seven of his eight career wins. Saturday’s game marked just his 10th career NHL/Hurricanes start, and his eight wins are the most in franchise history through any goaltender’s first 10 career starts. Only six netminders in league history have posted nine wins through their first 10 starts, and only three this century: Martin Prusek (OTT, 2002-03), Viktor Fasth (ANA, 2013) and Igor Shesterkin (NYR, 2020).
PESCATARIAN
Brett Pesce tallied an assist in his 500th career NHL game against the Kings on Saturday. He has now registered five points in his last five games (11/25-12/3: 2g, 3a), with a point in four of those contests, after tallying just three assists through his first 20 games of the season. Selected by Carolina in the third round (66th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Pesce became the 14th player and fifth defenseman from his draft class to skate in 500 NHL games. He also joined Nathan MacKinnon (COL, 1-1), Aleksander Barkov (FLA, 1-2), Sean Monahan (CGY, 1-6), Darnell Nurse (EDM, 1-7), Rasmus Ristolainen (BUF, 1-8) and Bo Horvat (VAN, 1-9), who were all selected in the first nine picks, as just the seventh player from his class to play 500 games with the team that drafted him.
Most games played by a defenseman, franchise history:
Glen Wesley (1994-08): 913
Adam Burt (1988-99): 626*
Justin Faulk (2011-19): 559*
Tim Gleason (2006-13, 2014-15): 546
Jaccob Slavin (2015-present): 533*
Niclas Wallin (2000-10): 517*
Brett Pesce (2015-present): 500*
*Drafted by HFD/CAR
RUSSIAN ALONG
Andrei Svechnikov scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season at LAK (12/3), giving him seven points in his last seven games (11/21-12/3: 3g, 4a). He required 10 fewer contests to reach the 15-goal mark than in any previous season (2019-20: 15-21—36 in 35 GP), and he has already tied his 55-game total from two seasons ago (2020-21: 15-27—42). Svechnikov has scored 10 of his 15 goals on the road and ranks tied with Bo Horvat (VAN) for the league lead in that category in 2022-23. Carolina is now 8-1-1 when he scores a goal and 12-2-2 when he registers a point, and only Martin Necas (13-2-3) has found the scoresheet in more of the Hurricanes’ wins this season.
TURBO BOOST
Teuvo Teravainen was activated from injured reserve on Friday and made his return to the lineup against the Kings on Saturday, logging 15:47 of ice time with two shots on goal. Teravainen missed 10 games (11/12-12/1) due to an upper-body injury suffered against EDM on 11/10, and at the time of his injury, he had recorded four assists in his last four games (11/4-11/10) and ranked tied for third on the team in that category.
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
DEC. 4, 2022 – ANAHEIM 2 @ WINNIPEG 5
The Ducks completed a four-game road trip at Winnipeg in a 5-2 loss Sunday afternoon in a matinee contest at Canada Life Centre. Jakob Silfverberg opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the campaign at 15:16 of the first period, and Brett Leason scored unassisted on a breakaway 5:09 into the second frame. Frank Vatrano and Kevin Shattenkirk recorded assists on the opener, Vatrano’s second assist in as many games (0-2=2). Anthony Stolarz made 35 saves, his fifth contest with 35 save effort in 2022-23. PP: 0-3 PK: 3-4 SF: 30 SA: 40 TOI: Cam Fowler (22:02)
Three Stars: 1. M. Eyssimont 2. N. Schmidt 3. C. Hellebuyck Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Dec. 9 San Jose Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Dec. 12 @ Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 4:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Dec. 13 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 15 @ Montreal Bell Centre 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 17 @ Edmonton Rogers Place 1 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 19 Reassigned D Drew Helleson to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Kevin Shattenkirk from Injured Reserve.
Nov. 23 Reassigned D Austin Strand to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Nathan Beaulieu from Injured Reserve.
Nov. 26 Assigned D Urho Vaakanainen to San Diego (AHL) on a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan.
Nov. 27 Recalled D Urho Vaakanainen from a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL). Activated Vaakanainen
and C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR) and placed LW Max Comtois on IR.
Dec. 1 Placed D John Klingberg on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 5 Reassigned LW Pavol Regenda to San Diego (AHL).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 125
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 26
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 18
Max Comtois Lower-body Day-to-day 11
John Klingberg Lower-body Day-to-day 6
Isac Lundestrom Upper-body 6 weeks 2
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 1
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks commence a two-game homestand tonight when they host the Carolina Hurricanes at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Balls Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Tonight Anaheim completes a stretch of 12 games in a 22-day span from Nov. 15-Dec. 6. Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-888-304, including 577-384-145 at home and 449-504-158 away from Orange County. Anaheim continues its 14-game December schedule, consisting of six home and eight road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 152-140-48 in the month of December, including points in nine of 11 games in 2021-22 (5-2-4). Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 59-30-19 in December, picking up points in 78 of the 108 contests. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the homestand Friday, Dec. 9 vs. the San Jose Sharks (7 p.m. PT) before embarking on a season-tying five-game road trip beginning Monday, Dec. 12 at Ottawa (4 p.m. PT).
POWERING UP: Anaheim’s power play has scored multiple goals on the man advantage in two of the last four games (5-13, 38.5%, one game with 0 PP opportunities), while recording multiple goals on five occasions this season (two games with 0 PP opportunities this season). The Ducks have also scored seven PPG the last nine contests (7-28), clipping at 25.0% in that span. DUCKS-HURRICANES: Anaheim and Carolina begin a two-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have won seven of the last 10 games matchups against the Hurricanes (7-3-0) dating to 2016-17. In the 2021-22 season series, Carolina earned a 2-1 win in Orange County (Nov. 18) and a 5-2 win at PNC Arena (Apr. 10), with the contest at Honda Center halting Anaheim’s eight game win streak and 10-game point streak. The Ducks own a 23-16-3 all-time record vs. the Hurricanes, including a 12-8-1 mark in Anaheim. John Gibson is tied for the most wins (4) by a Ducks goaltender vs. the Hurricanes franchise (also Guy Hebert), while he has also posted a 2.73 GAA and .919 SV% in eight appearances vs. the Hurricanes (all starts). Troy Terry has goals in each of his three career games vs. Carolina (3-0=3), including goals in each of his . Ryan Strome (5-13=18 in 26 games) leads active Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists vs. the Hurricanes, while Adam Henrique (12-4=16 in 30 games) paces active Anaheim career players in goals. These two teams will conclude their two-game set Feb. 25 at PNC Arena (4 p.m. PT).
ANA-CAR SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 6 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Feb. 25 PNC Arena 4 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-CAR ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Carolina/Hartford
All-Time Series: 23-16-3 12-8-1 11-8-2
Current Streak: Two CAR wins One CAR win One CAR win
Last ANA Win: Jan. 17, 2020 (2-1 OT) Oct. 18, 2019 (4-2) Jan. 17, 2020 (2-1 OT)
Last WPG Win: Apr. 10, 2022 (5-2) Nov. 18, 2021 (2-1) Apr. 10, 2022 (5-2)
ANA Last 10: 7-3-0 7-3-0 7-2-1
CLUTCH COMEBACKS: The Ducks co-lead the NHL with three third-period, multi-goal comebacks wins this season (also NYI), 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 four multi-goal comeback wins this season rank second behind only Chicago’s four. 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).
TERRY TALK: Right wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points (11-15=26), goals, PPG (3) and assists this season, ranking tied for 10th among NHL leaders in even-strength points this season (8-12=20). Terry has earned 3-2=5 points his last five games and 4-2=6 points his last seven outings. He also has collected 7-10=17 points his last 18 appearances. Terry also has 8-12=20 points his last 21 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). Terry is currently on pace for 86 points, which is ahead of his career high set last season (37-30=67 in 75 GP in 2021-22) and would stand as the highest single-season total by a Ducks skater since Ryan Getzlaf in 2013-14 (31-56=87 in 77 GP). Terry finished November leading Anaheim in scoring (6-8=14) and goals in 14 contests during the month.
GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras is second among Ducks in points (9-13=22), goals and assists. Zegras has 1-4=5 points his last five games, 2-8=10 points his last 12 outings, 5-12=17 points his last 17 games and 7-12=19 points his last 21. On Nov. 27 vs. SEA, he tied a career high with three assists (0-3=3), his third career three assist game, the most by a Ducks skater before the age of 22. His three points also tied his single-game career high (last: Feb. 19, 2022 @ VAN; 0-3=3). It was his fourth career three-point game, tying Ryan Getzlaf for the second-most three-point games by a Duck at age 21 and trailing only Paul Kariya (12). Zegras finished the month of November with 11 assists (2-11=13 in 14 GP), one of three Ducks players since 2013-14 to post at least 11 assists in a calendar month, joining Ryan Getzlaf (eight times; best: 17 in March 2017) and Corey Perry (12 in November 2016).
CAM’S CORNER: Defenseman Cam Fowler has 3-9=12 points his last 11 games, including four multi-point outings (three multi-assist). Since Nov. 15, Fowler’s 12 points (3-9=12 in 11 GP) co-lead all NHL defensemen in that span (also San Jose Erik Karlsson, Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin, Detroit’s Filip Hronek). Fowler had a career-tying five-game point streak from Nov. Nov. 15-23 (2-6=8), matching his prior high set four prior times; last: Nov. 7-16, 2021; 1-4=5). The last Ducks defenseman with a longer run was Chris Pronger (six games, Oct. 29-Nov. 7, 2009; 3-6=9). Fowler recorded three straight multi-point efforts Nov. 15-19 (1-5=6), joining San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (four straight multi-point games, Oct. 27-Nov. 3; 7-4=11) as the only defensemen in the NHL with three or more consecutive multi-point outings. Fowler is one of four defensemen in Ducks history with multiple points in three consecutive games and the first since Scott Niedermayer in 2008-09.
PLAYER SEASON MULTI-POINT STREAK DATES PTS
Cam Fowler 2022-23 3 GP Nov. 15-19, 2022 1-5=6
Scott Niedermayer 2008-09 3 GP Jan. 27-31, 2009 1-6=7
Chris Pronger 2006-07 3 GP Nov. 19-22, 2006 1-5=6
Scott Niedermayer 2005-06 3 GP Mar. 7-12, 2006 0-6=6
Scott Niedermayer 2005-06 3 GP Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2006 2-6=8
Oleg Tverdovsky 1999-00 3 GP Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2000 0-6=6
GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson leads NHL goalies in saves (603), ranks tied for second in starts and appearances (19), while he co-leads in Goaltender assists (2). Gibson leads the NHL with nine games of 35-plus saves this season, three more than any other goaltender and co-leads the league with four 40-save performances (also WPG’s Connor Hellebuyck). Gibson is one of six goalies the last 10 years with eight 35-plus save contests through the first 18 starts in a season, and is the only goalie to do so twice (also 2018-19). His league-leading 603 saves mark the seventh-most by a goaltender the last 10 years through 19 games, one of nine goalies in the last decade with 600-plus saves through their first 19 contests in a season. one of two goaltenders to appear on the list three times also Ottawa’s Craig Anderson, with the Anaheim goalie stopping 568 in 18 GP (2018-19) and 576 in 18 GP (2017-18). Gibson has recorded four 40-plus save games this season (Dec. 3 @ MIN, 45; Nov. 23 vs. NYR, 41; Nov. 6 vs. FLA, 43; Oct. 12 vs. SEA, 44), co-leading the NHL with Connor Hellebuyck (WPG). 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).
M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie center Mason McTavish has picked up 4-9=13 points this season, tied for second among Anaheim leaders in PPG (2), tied for third in assists and fourth in points. He currently ranks tied for seventh among NHL rookies in points and is seventh in assists. McTavish recorded his 10th point Nov. 23 vs. NYR (3-7=10), with only Trevor Zegras (10 points in 15 GP in 2021-22) reaching the mark in fewer games the last 10 seasons. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for fifth in scoring and sixth in assists (7). McTavish scored his first goal of 2022-23 Nov. 5 @ SJS (1-1=2), as part of his second career multi-point game (also Oct. 13, 2021 vs. WPG; 1-1=2).
QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has 7-5=12 points his last 16 outings, while he ranks third among team leaders in goals (8) and tied for third in scoring overall (7-6=13). He recorded points in a season-long six straight games Nov. 5-19 (5-3=8), his best as a Duck and one short of his career-long point streak set over 10 years ago in seven straight contests with New Jersey Nov. 25-Dec. 8, 2011 (2-7=9). 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.
PROSPECT PROFILE: Defensemen Olen Zellweger and Tyson Hinds, and center Nathan Gaucher were named to Canada’s preliminary roster for the 2023 World Junior Championship to be held in Halifax, N.S. and Moncton, N.B. from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. Zellweger and Gaucher helped Canada to a gold medal at the 2022 tournament in August. Zellweger became the highest scoring 18-or-younger defensemen with 2-9=11 points in the tournament, leading all skaters in plus/minus (+14) and co-led in assists, while he led all tournament defensemen in points, assists and plus/minus. His 11 points ranked tied for third among Canada’s all-time defensemen in a single WJC, trailing only Alex Pietrangelo (3-9=12 in 2010) and Bryan McCabe (3-9=12 in 1995) while they also ranked tied fourth among all-time single-tournament defensemen, trailing only Canadians Alex Pietrangelo (12 in 2010) and Brian McCabe (12 in 1995), and Sweden’s Peter Andersson (14 in 1985). Anaheim’s lone two prospects in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) currently rank in the top-5 of scoring among all skaters. Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (ANA 10th overall in 2022; Saginaw, OHL) is tied for third among OHL skaters with 12-24=36 points, leading all OHL blueliners in points, goal and assists. He was named the OHL Defenseman of the Month in both November and December, the first player to be named OHL Defenseman of the Month in each of the first two months of a season since Dougie Hamilton (Niagara) in October and November 2011. Sasha Pastujov (ANA third round, 66th overall in 2021, Sarnia, OHL) also ranks tied for third among OHL skaters with 18-18=36 points, while he ranks fourth in goals He was acquired by Sarnia Nov. 17, scoring 7- 10=17 points in nine games with the Sting, including goals in three straight games (4-5=9).
