ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 16, 2023 – ANAHEIM 3 @ PITTSBURGH 4 OT
The Ducks earned a point as they began a season-long six-game road trip with a 4-3 OT loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night at PPG Paints Arena. Trevor Zegras scored his 14th goal of the season and recorded his 20th assist, his 10th multi-point game (1-1=2). Troy Terry earned two assists, tying Zegras with his 10th multi-point effort to extend his team-lead in points (12-24=36) and assists. John Klingberg scored his sixth goal of the season (PPG) as he continues to pace Anaheim blueliners in goals. Adam Henrique netted his 14th goal of the season (PPG), matching Zegras for the team lead in goals. Mason McTavish earned an assist on Henrique’s goal, his 18th of the year and team-leading 11th power-play point (4-7=11). Ryan Strome also earned an assist. John Gibson stopped 41 shots, his sixth game with 40-plus saves, tied for the NHL lead with Stuart Skinner (EDM).
PP: 2-4 PK: 4-4 SF: 29 SA: 45 TOI: Cam Fowler (27:33)
Three Stars: 1. J. Guentzel 2. B. Rust 3. T. Zegras
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 19 Columbus Nationwide Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 21 Buffalo KeyBank Center 9:30 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 24 Arizona Mullet Arena 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 26 Colorado Ball Arena 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 28 Arizona Honda Center 7:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 1 Reassigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL). Activated G Anthony Stolarz from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 2 Recalled D Colton White from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 5 Assigned D Nathan Beaulieu to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Jan. 10 Placed C Justin Kirkland on Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 11 Activated LW Max Jones from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 15 Recalled D Nathan Beaulieu from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 231
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 44
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 36
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 20
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 19
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 4
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks continue a season-long six game road trip tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center (4 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Tonight concludes the Ducks’ sixth set of back-to-back matchups, posting a 1-8-2 record overall (0-5-0 in the second contest). The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 30 of the last 35 penalties (85.7%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning 11 games). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (2-4-1), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 164-144-38 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 60-43-10 in January, picking up points in 70 of the 112 contests (.625%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will travel to Columbus to face the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, Jan. 19 (4 p.m. PT). The road trip also includes visits to Buffalo (Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. PT), Arizona (Jan. 24, 6 p.m. PT) and Colorado (Jan. 26, 6 p.m. PT).
DUCKS-FLYERS: Anaheim and Philadelphia conclude a two-game season series tonight at Wells Fargo Center. Anaheim has picked up points in six of the last 10 meetings between the teams (4-4-2). The Ducks have also won eight of their last 10 road contests against the Flyers, posting an 8-2-0 mark dating to the 2009-10 season. The Ducks own a 20-12-9 all-time record vs. the Flyers, including a 10-6-3 mark in Philadelphia. The Ducks fell 4-1 in the season series opener in Orange County 15 days ago, with Ryan Strome scoring the lone goal at Honda Center. Anaheim swept the two-game 2021-22 season series, earning a 4-1 win Jan. 4, 2022 backed by Troy Terry’s first career hat trick (3-0=3) and a 27-save performance by John Gibson. Anaheim also earned a 5-3 win at Wells Fargo Center on Apr. 9, 2022 behind Trevor Zegras’ two-goal effort (2-0=2) and multi-point games from Derek Grant (1-1=2) and Jamie Drysdale (0-2=2). Gibson leads all-time Anaheim goaltenders in wins against the Flyers (5-2-2), posting a 2.43 GAA and .926 SV%. Adam Henrique (14-9=23 in 32 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career points and goals vs. the Flyers, while Ryan Strome (3-14=17 in 32 GP) leads in assists.
ANA-PHI SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Jan. 2 Honda Center 4-1 PHI win
Jan. 17 Wells Fargo Center 4 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-PHI ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Philadelphia
All-Time Series: 20-12-9 10-6-6 10-6-3
Current Streak: One PHI win One PHI win One ANA win
Last ANA Win: Apr. 9, 2022 (5-3) Jan. 4, 2022 (4-1) Apr. 9, 2022 (5-3)
Last PHI Win: Jan. 2, 2023 (4-1) Jan. 2, 2023 (4-1) Dec. 17, 2019 (4-1)
ANA Last 10: 4-4-2 5-2-3 8-2-0
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Anaheim Ducks vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 93.3 WMMR
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Thur., Jan. 19 Chicago Blackhawks Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Sat., Jan. 21 Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Sun., Jan. 22 Winnipeg Jets Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanati
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 44
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 44
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 44
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 18
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 241
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/5 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Loaned G Felix Sandstrom to the Phantoms on a conditioning assignment
1/4 – Activated G Carter Hart from Injured Reserve
FLYERS VS. DUCKS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS DUCKS
16-15-10 ALL-TIME RECORD 20-12-9
6-8-5 HOME 10-6-6
10-7-5 ROAD 10-6-3
3-2-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-2-1
6-3-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 4-4-2
122 GOALS SCORED 121
22.9% POWER PLAY 19.1%
80.9% PENALTY KILL 77.1%
Hayes: 9 pts (4-5=9) in 15 GP
van Riemsdyk: 9 pts (0-9=9) in 17 GP
Konecny: 7 pts (3-4=7) in 11 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Henrique: 23 pts (14-9=23) in 32 GP
Strome: 17 pts (3-14=17) in 32 GP
Kulikov: 12 pts (2-10=12) in 31 GP
Hart: 2-1-0, 2.03 GAA, .941 SV% in 3 GP
Ersson: 1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .966 SV% in 1 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Gibson: 5-2-2, 2.43 GAA, .926 SV% in 9 GP
Stolarz: 1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .909 SV% in 1 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
January 2 Honda Center PHI (4), ANA (1)
January 17 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is 7-2-0 in their last nine games, outscoring their opponents, 32-24, and outshooting their opponents, 280-270, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-3rd in the NHL in wins and T-8th in goals in that span.
- The Flyers have earned points in 12 of its last 19 games (10-7-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents, 45-37, in the last 12 overall games and are 8-4-0 since Dec. 20. Philadelphia ranks T-4th in the NHL in wins and goals in that span.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 13 of their last 19 games, posting a 9-3-1 record when scoring three-plus goals since Dec. 5.
- Philadelphia scored a season-high six goals Jan. 5 vs. ARI, the team’s first six-plus goal game since April 21, 2022 at MTL. Five of the six goals were netted during the second period to mark the 66th time in franchise history the Flyers have scored five-or-more goals in a single period, last, Dec. 3, 2019 vs. TOR (5 in the 3rd).
- The Flyers netted three goals in the third period Dec. 11 vs. WSH – the team’s sixth time this season they have recorded three-plus goals in a single period, done four times in the last nine games: Jan. 11 vs. WSH (3g in 3rd), Jan. 9 at BUF (3g in 1st), Jan. 5 vs. ARI (5g in 2nd) & Dec. 23 at CAR (3g in 3rd).
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents 21-15 in the third period in the last 16 games. The Flyers’ 21 third period goals rank T-5th in the NHL since Dec. 11.
- The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 29 of its 44 games this season. Philadelphia ranks third in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. They rank T-3rd in the NHL in wins (4) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
- Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 12 of the last 22 games, posting a 7-4-1 record in those 12 contests.
- The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- Philadelphia leads the NHL with 1,288 hits and ranks third with 762 blocked shots.
BACK-TO-BACKS
- Monday’s and Tuesday’s games mark the Flyers’ eighth back-to-back set of 15 this season.
- The set marks the second of four road-to-home back-to-backs this season:
- Oct. 22 at NSH (3-1 W); Oct. 23 vs. SJ (3-0 L)
- Jan. 16 at BOS (6-0 L); Jan. 17 vs. ANA
- Jan. 21 at DET; Jan. 22 vs. WPG
- April 8 at NYI; April 9 vs. BOS
- The Flyers are 2-5-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 1-6-0 in the second.
