ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
DEC. 17, 2022 – ANAHEIM 4 @ EDMONTON 3
The Ducks won their second straight game in a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers Saturday afternoon at Roges Place. Lukas Dostal recorded a career high 46 saves in the win, the second-most saves in a game by a Ducks rookie goaltender, trailing only Frederik Andersen’s 49 Mar. 2, 2014 vs. CAR. John Klingberg, Sam Carrick, Cam Fowler and Ryan Strome scored goals. Klingberg became he second defenseman in Ducks history to score a game-winning goal in consecutive games (also Sheldon Souray Feb. 4 and Feb. 6, 2013) while one other blueliner has done so in 2022-23 (Carolina’s Brett Pesce, Nov. 26 and 29). Mason McTavish added his second straight game with two assists (0-2=2, both primary), his fifth multi-point effort in 2022-23. The two points marked his 20th and 21st points of his career, becoming the fifth teenager in Ducks history to collect at least 20 career points with the franchise, joining Cam Fowler (13-40=53), Jamie Drysdale (7-29=36), Oleg Tverdovsky (10-24=34) and Stanislav Chistov (12-18=30). Strome also added an assist, his fourth multi-point effort as a Duck. Carrick’s goal marked his first of the campaign, while Jayson Megna recorded his first point as a Duck (assist) and Adam Henrique and Frank Vatrano tallied assists.
PP: 1-2 PK: 4-6 SF: 17 SA: 49 TOI: Adam Henrique (23:07)
Three Stars: 1. L. Dostal 2. C. McDavid 3. R. Strome Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Dec. 21 Minnesota Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Dec. 23 Calgary Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 28 Vegas Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 30 Nashville Honda Center 2 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 2 Philadelphia Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 1 Placed D John Klingberg on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 5 Reassigned LW Pavol Regenda to San Diego (AHL).
Dec. 6 Claimed C Jayson Megna on waivers from Colorado. Activated LW Max Comtois from Injured Reserve (IR) and placed C Isac Lundestrom on IR.
Dec. 9 Activated D John Klingberg from Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 10 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL). Placed C Derek Grant on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 14 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed G Anthony Stolarz on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 19 Acquired D Michael Del Zotto in a three-team trade. Detroit acquires center Danny O’Regan from Anaheim while Florida receives right wing Givani Smith. Assigned D Colton White to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 159
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 32
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 24
Isac Lundestrom Upper-body 6 weeks 8
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 7
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Day-to-day 4
Max Jones Upper-body Day-to-day 3
John Gibson Lower-body Day-to-day 2
Anaheim Ducks: Media Notes
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a season-tying five-game road trip tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena (7:30 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). The Ducks enter tonight with wins in back-to-back games (2-0-0) while outscoring opponents 9-5. Tonight marks Anaheim’s 21st road game, which matches Arizona for the most road games in 2022-23. Tonight begins the Ducks fifth set of back-to-back contests this season, posting a 1-6-1 record overall (1-2-1 in the first game). Anaheim continues its 14-game December schedule, consisting of six home and eight road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 155-143-48 in the month of December. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 62-33-19 in December, picking up points in 81 of the 114 contests. Upcoming milestones include Trevor Zegras one point from 100 career NHL points (currently 36-63=99). Zegras can become can become the third player in Ducks history to reach the milestone in 140 games or fewer (all with Anaheim), joining Paul Kariya (45-56=101 in 98 GP) and Bobby Ryan (55-45=100 in 126 GP). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will open a franchise record 10-game homestand tomorrow, Dec. 21 vs. the Minnesota Wild at Honda Center (7 p.m.), with the stretch of contests at home spanning 24 days (Dec. 21 through Jan. 13).
DUCKS-KINGS: Anaheim and Los Angeles begin a three-game season series tonight at Crypto.com Arena. The three contests mark the fewest scheduled in a single season between the two Southern California clubs, with 2019-20 featuring the fewest games played (three, ANA was 2-1-0), with the fourth not being played due to the final contest being cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. Anaheim has earned standings points in 30 of the last 44 overall meetings vs. Los Angeles (25-14-5) dating to 2013-14 with 26 of the 44 games decided by one goal in that stretch. The Ducks own a 74-55-27 all-time record vs. the Kings, including a 32-34-11 mark in Los Angeles. Cam Fowler (7-15=19 in 55 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Kings and co-leads in goals alongside Jakob Silfverberg (7-11=18 in 36 GP). These two teams will continue their season series Feb. 17 in Orange County (6 p.m.) and finish the three-game set Apr. 13 at Honda Center (7 p.m.).
ANA-LAK SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 20 Crypto.com Arena 7:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Feb. 17 Honda Center 6 p.m. PT ESPN / Ducks Stream
Apr. 13 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-LAK ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Los Angeles
All-Time Series: 74-55-27 42-21-16 32-34-11
Current Streak: Three LAK wins Two LAK wins One LAK win
Last ANA Win: Nov. 30, 2021 (5-4 SO) May 1, 2021 (6-2) Nov. 30, 2021 (5-4 SO)
Last LAK Win: Apr. 23, 2022 (4-2) Apr. 19, 2022 (2-1) Apr. 23, 2022 (4-2)
ANA Last 10: 3-7-0 4-6-0 5-4-1
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 (12-16=28), goals, PPG (4) and assists this season, and he co-leads the club with eight multi-point outings. Terry has earned 4-3=7 points his last nine games and 5-3=8 points his last 12 outings. He also has collected 8-11=18 points his last 22 appearances and 8-13=21 points his last 25 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’s 28 points in 32 games are on pace for 73 points this season which would surpass his career high 37-30=67 points set last season.
GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras co-leads Anaheim in PPP (2-6=8) and is second among Ducks in points (10-15=25), goals and assists. Zegras has 2-6=8 points his last 11 games, 3-10=13 points his last 18 outings and 6-14=20 points his last 23 games. Zegras’ career 36-63=99 points in 131 GP are the second-most points by an Anaheim player 21 or younger, trailing only Paul Kariya (68-79=147 in 129 GP). Zegras currently co-leads Anaheim with eight multi-point efforts this season, and paces the Ducks in multi-point outings (29) since his debut in 2020-21. 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).
M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie center Mason McTavish has picked up consecutive multi-assist games his last two outings (0-4=4), marking 4-14=18 points this season. He co-leads Anaheim in PPP (2-6=8) and PPA, and ranks third among team leaders in points and assists. He currently has seven assists his last eight games (0-7=7) to rank second among NHL rookies in assists and is fourth in points. McTavish recorded his sixth multi-point outing of his career Dec. 17 @ EDM, with Cam Fowler the only Ducks player with more before age 20 (nine times).
CAM’S CORNER: Defenseman Cam Fowler leads Anaheim blueliners in points (4-12=16), and assists, and co-leads in goals through 32 games. Fowler has 4-11=15 points his last 16 games, including four multi-point outings (three multi-assist). Since Nov. 15, Fowler’s 15 points (4-11=15 in 16 GP) rank tied for fourth among all NHL defensemen in that span, trailing only Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey (4-17=21), Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin (3-17=20) and San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (2-17=19). Fowler had a career-tying five-game point streak 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 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.
KLING-ON: Defenseman John Klingberg has scored three goals his last two games (3-0=3), netting the game-winning goal in back-to-back games. He became the second defenseman in Ducks history to score a game-winning goal in consecutive games (also Sheldon Souray Feb. 4 and Feb. 6, 2013) while only Carolina’s Brett Pesce has done so this season (Nov. 26 and 29). Klingberg co-leads all Ducks skaters in game-winning goals (2), while he co-leads Anaheim blueliners in goals (4), and ranks second in points (4-7=11) and is tied for second in assists.
GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson ranks third among NHL goalies in saves (677) and is tied for fifth in appearances and starts (22). Gibson leads the NHL with nine games of 35-plus saves this season, three more than any other goaltender, while he co-leads the league with four 40-save performances (also WPG’s Connor Hellebuyck). Gibson was one of seven goalies the last 10 years with eight 35-plus save contests through the first 19 starts in a season, and is the only goalie to do so twice (also 2018-19). 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).
QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has earned 1-2=3 points his last two outings and also has 9-9=16 points his last 22 contests. He ranks third among team leaders in goals (9) and is tied for fourth in scoring overall (9-8=17). 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.
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
DEC. 20 vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio, Tu Liga
-The LA Kings host the Anaheim Ducks for the first of three meetings between the clubs this season (Feb. 17, April 13).
-The Kings aim for their fourth consecutive win over the Ducks (4-2 on April 23, 2022; 2-1 on April 19, 2022; 4-1 on Feb. 25, 2022).
-Tonight’s game marks the second game of the Kings’ three-game homestand (3-2 SOW, Dec. 17 vs. SJS; Nov. 22 vs. CGY).
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings are 3-0 in shootouts this season.
2) Anze Kopitar has 2,996 career shots on goal. Only three LA Kings skaters have eclipsed 3,000 shots in their career with the Kings: Marcel Dionne (3,848), Dustin Brown (3,360) and Luc Robitaille (3,091).
3) Pheonix Copley has four wins in five starts this season with a 2.71 goals-against average and .904 save percentage. With his secondary assist on Phillip Danault’s first period goal Saturday night versus San Jose, Copley become the 13th different goaltender to record a point this season.
4) With one more goal, Matt Roy can establish a new career-high of five goals. Prior to this season, his previous career-high was four established in 70 games during the 2019-20 season.
5) The Kings are 11-1 when leading after two periods of play this season.
vs. ANAHEIM ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 71-57-11-17
Home: 41-24-4-8
Away: 30-33-7-9
OT: 19-18 (10 ties)
Shootout: 9-10
2021-22: 3-0-1
2022-23: 0-0-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. ANAHEIM:
Anze Kopitar* – 83 GP, 80 PTS (28-52=80)
Dustin Brown – 96 GP, 59 PTS (30-29=59)
Drew Doughty* – 68 GP, 38 PTS (7-31=38)
Alex Frolov – 46 GP, 32 PTS (12-20=32)
Luc Robitaille – 38 GP, 27 PTS (9-18=27)
L’ubomir Visnovsky – 40 GP, 27 PTS (4-23=27)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. ANAHEIM: April. 23, 2022 – LAK 4 vs. ANA 2
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kaliyev (14), Roy (2), Edler (3), Iafallo (17)
ANA Goals: Zegras (22), Mayhew (10)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W, 19 saves, 21 shots) ANA: Stolarz (L, 36 saves, 39 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-5
LAK PK: 2-for-3
THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Dec. 22 | vs. Calgary Flames | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Alex Edler has 42 points (7-35=42) in 72 career games against Calgary, the second-most among active defensemen behind Brent Burns (79 GP, 13-35=48).
Fri., Dec. 23 | at Arizona Coyotes | 7:30 p.m. MT (6:30 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The LA Kings have won their last three consecutive games against Arizona and five of their last six (5-0-1). Tues., Dec. 27 | vs. Vegas Golden Knights | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o No skater has more points against the Golden Knights in league history than Anze Kopitar (11-19=30).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 17 games, Nov. 14 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games List: 52
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 12/20/22)
Dec. 4 – Aidan Dudas (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 7 – Brandt Clarke (D) loaned to Team Canada (IIHF).
Dec. 12 – Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL). Viktor Arvidsson (F) granted non-roster status.
Dec. 16 – Samuel Fagemo (F), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Tobias Bjornfot (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 18 – Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 19 – Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME SWEET HOME
The Kings’ power play units at home have found consistent success and skate into tonight riding a seven-game power-play goal streak (11 PPGs) at Crypto.com Arena dating back to Nov. 12. During that time, the Kings have built a successful power play percentage of 50.0% (11-for-22), which ranks first in the league and is the only team in the league with a PP% of 50% or higher:
Best home PP% since Nov. 12, 2022
Team GP PP%
LA Kings 7 50.0% (11-for-22)
Edmonton Oilers 9 38.2% (13-for-34)
Boston Bruins 11 36.4% (16-for-44)
Toronto Maple Leafs 8 33.3% (9-for-27)
Buffalo Sabres 9 31.3% (10-for-32)
With a power play goal tonight, the Kings can extend their power play home goal streak to eight games; a feat that was last accomplished from Feb. 17, 2007 to March 17, 2007 (11 PPGs). In the past month, since Nov. 20, the Kings have scored nine power play goals in their last 19 man-advantage opportunities (47.4%) at Crypto.com Arena. Overall, LA’s power-play at home sits sixth in the league:
Best home PP% this season
Team GP PP%
Edmonton Oilers 18 35.3% (24-for-68)
Minnesota Wild 18 32.1% (18-for-56)
Boston Bruins 19 31.2% (24-for-77)
Buffalo Sabres 17 30.2% (19-for-63)
Colorado Avalanche 15 29.4% (19-for-63)
LA Kings 15 29.3% (17-for-58)
DUCK DUCK JUICE
Forward Adrian Kempe skates into tonight’s game with points in his last five consecutive games against Anaheim (4-3=7), dating back to May 1, 2021. No Kings skater has more points versus Anaheim in that time than Kempe and only Timo Meier (7), Kyle Connor (6), Leon Draisaitl (5) and Elias Lindholm (5) have scored more goals than Kempe. Since his NHL debut on Feb., 16, 2017, only Anze Kopitar (6-15=21) has scored more points against Anaheim than Kempe’s 17 (11-6=17). Among skaters from the 2014 NHL Draft class, Kempe’s 17 points versus the Ducks are third-most while fellow teammate Kevin Fiala’s 15 (10-5=15) is tied for fourth:
Most points versus Anaheim among 2014 NHL Draftees
Player GP PTS
Leon Draisaitl 26 33 (17-16=33)
Nick Schmaltz 22 18 (5-13=18)
Adrian Kempe 26 17 (11-6=17)
Kevin Fiala 19 15 (10-5=15)
Nikolaj Ehlers 15 15 (10-5=15)
Sam Reinhart 15 14 (3-11=14)
KOPI GOING DUCK HUNTING
LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar has consistently found the scoring sheet throughout his career against the Pacific Division rival Ducks. Kopitar leads all active skaters in points versus Anaheim with 80 (28-52=80) in 83 career games. The next closest active skater behind Kopitar is Chicago’s Patrick Kane with 51 points (16-35=51) in 48 career games. Kopitar enters tonight sitting three points shy of tying Mike Modano for the most points against Anaheim in league history:
Most points vs. Anaheim in league history
Player GP PTS
Mike Modano 82 83 (28-55=83)
Anze Kopitar 83 80 (28-55=83)
Joe Thornton 91 76 (19-57=76)
Patrick Marleau 123 75 (35-40=75)
Shane Doan 109 75 (34-41=75)
Jarome Iginla 74 63 (30-33=63)
Kopitar is one of two active skaters to have 20 or more goals against Anaheim in their career (Logan Couture, 22) and one of three
skaters all-time to have 50 or more assists (Joe Thornton, 57; Mike Modano, 55).
THE CAPTAIN’S HOUSE
Anze Kopitar sits at 596 (198-398=596) career home points, trailing only Marcel Dionne (288-412=700) and Luc Robitaille (322- 347=669) in club history. With four more points, Kopitar can become the fifth active player to eclipse 600 career home points:
Most home points among active skaters
Player GP Points
Sidney Crosby 566 802 (290-512=802)
Alex Ovechkin 650 746 (391-355=746)
Evgeni Malkin 508 657 (249-408=657)
Patrick Kane 571 633 (223-410=633)
Anze Kopitar 621 596 (198-398=596)
On Dec. 11, Kopitar surpassed Dave Taylor (198-298=496) for the second-most all-time road points in franchise history behind Dionne (262-345=607).
SHOOTOUT GURU
Forward Trevor Moore scored the game-deciding shootout goal for the LA Kings for the second consecutive game on Saturday, guiding the team to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. Moore’s shootout goal marked the third of his career in his fourth-ever attempt (75%). All three of his shootout goals have been game-deciding tallies. Moore is one of four players this season with multiple game-deciding shootout goals, joining Montreal’s Kirby Dach (2) and Nick Suzuki (2) and Colorado’s Evan Rodrigues (2).
MULTI-POINT KING
Forward Kevin Fiala leads the team with 34 points (9-25=34) in 34 games this season. Fiala’s two-point night last Thursday in Boston marked his team-leading 10th multi-point effort of the season (6 GP with 2 PTS; 3 GP with 3 PTS; 1 GP with 4 PTS). With one more three-plus point game, Fiala can become the first Kings skater since the 2017-18 season, and second in the last 15 years, to have at least five three-plus point games in a season (Anze Kopitar, 7 GP in 2017-18; 5 GP in 2014-15; 7 GP, 2009-10; 6 GP, 2008-09). Fiala’s 25 assists are tied for seventh-most in the league among forwards. Of Fiala’s 34 points, 24 have come at even-strength. Since his first full NHL season in 2017-18, Fiala’s 216 even-strength points sit fifth among 2014 NHL draftees.
