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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (21-35-9) at Calgary Flames (29-23-13)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
MARCH 8, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 @ VANCOUVER 3 OT
The Ducks picked up one point in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night at Rogers Arena. The Ducks has zero penalty minutes in the contest for the 11th time in franchise history (last: Jan. 23, 2019 vs. STL). Troy Terry netted his 18th goal at 3:40 of the opening frame, his fifth goal in seven games (5-1=6). Terry’s goal extended his point streak vs. Vancouver to six straight games dating to March 26, 2019 (4-6=10), the longest active point streak by a Ducks player vs. a single opponent. Brock McGinn scored his first goal and point as a Duck at 14:43 (game-tying goal), his 11th overall this season. Trevor Zegras tallied his team-leading 34th assist, marking points in four straight games (2-3=5). Mason McTavish earned his fifth helper the last five games on Terry’s goal (1-5=6). Max Jones and Ryan Strome also tallied assists. Lukas Dostal stopped 31-of-34 shots in regulation and OT to help Anaheim earn the point.
PP: 0-2 PK: 0-0 SF: 22 SA: 34 TOI: Cam Fowler (22:35)
Three Stars: 1. E. Pettersson 2. T. Zegras 3. J. Miller

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 12 Nashville Honda Center 6:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 15 NY Islanders Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Mar. 17 Columbus Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 19 Vancouver Honda Center 5 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Mar. 21 Calgary Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 2 Signed RW Jaxsen Wiebe (Prince George, WHL) to a three-year entry-level contract. Acquired RW Dylan Sikura from Chicago for LW Max Golod.
Mar. 3 Acquired Brock McGinn and a 2024 third-round selection from Pittsburgh for D Dmitry Kulikov. Acquired D Andrej Sustr, C Nikita Nesterenko and a 2025 fourth-round selection from Minnesota for D John Klingberg. Acquired D Chase Priskie from Buffalo for D Austin Strand.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 339

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 64
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 56
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 14
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Week-to-week 12
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 6

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a three-game road trip tonight against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome (6 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with points in six of their last seven games (4-1-2) and a seven of the last nine (4-2-3). The Ducks have also earned points in 11 of the last 17 games overall (8-6-4) and are 9-7-4 the last 20 contests. On the road, Anaheim has recorded points in four of the last six games (2-2-2), 10 of the last 14 (6-4-4) and 12 of the last 17 contests away from home (8-5-4).Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will return to Orange County to open aneight-game homestand beginning Sunday, March 12 vs. Nashville (6:30 p.m. PT).

ON THE MOVE: At the conclusion of the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline on March 3, Anaheim made seven transactions. The club acquired LW Brock McGinn, D Scott Harrington, D Andrej Sustr, C Nikita Nesterenko, D Chase Priskie, C Dylan Sikura and LW Josiah Slavin, and added two 2024 third-round selections and a 2025 fourth-round pick.

SELECTIONS 2023 NHL Draft 2024 NHL Draft 2025 NHL Draft
First Round 1 (ANA) 1 (ANA) 1 (ANA)
Second Round 3 (ANA, BOS, COL) 2 (ANA, BOS) 1 (ANA)
Third Round 2 (ANA, MIN) 3 (ANA, PIT, SJS) 1 (ANA)
Overall 9 10 8

DUCKS-FLAMES: Anaheim and Calgary continue a four-game season series tonight with the first contest at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Ducks earned a point in the 2022-23 series opener, a 3-2 OT loss Dec. 23 in Orange County. Lukas Dostal made 42 saves in his lone appearance against Calgary, his second-most saves in a single game. The Ducks own a 61-45-11 all-time record vs. the Flames, including a 22-33-3 mark in Calgary. John Gibson (10-6-1) has a career 2.26 GAA, .921 SV% and two shutouts in 17 games vs. the Flames (16 starts). Kevin Shattenkirk (4-16=20 in 32 GP) and Jakob Silfverberg (10-10=20 in 33 GP) co-lead active Ducks skaters in scoring vs. the Flames. Shattenkirk and Cam Fowler (3-16=19 in 44 games) co-lead in assists while Silfverberg leads in goals vs. the Flames. These two teams face off again in 11 days in Orange County Mar. 21 (7 p.m.) before wrapping up the season series Apr. 2 in Calgary (5 p.m.).

ANA-CGY SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 23 Honda Center 3-2 CGY OT win
Mar. 10 Scotiabank Saddledome 6 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Mar. 21 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
Apr. 2 Scotiabank Saddledome 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream

ANA-CGY ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Calgary
All-Time Series: 61-45-11 39-12-8 22-33-3
Current Streak: Four CGY wins Five CGY wins One CGY win
Last Win by ANA: Oct. 18, 2021 (3-2 OT) Apr. 3, 2019 (3-1) Oct. 18, 2021 (3-2 OT)
Last Win by CGY: Dec. 23, 2022 (3-2 OT) Dec. 23, 2022 (3-2 OT) Feb. 16, 2022 (6-2)
ANA Last 10: 2-6-2 4-4-2 4-6-0

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

CALGARY FLAMES vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS
CGY vs. ANA ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
49-52-7-9 35-20-1-2 14-32-6-7 8-1-1 W4

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 1-0-0)
Dec. 23, 2022 – CGY [3] at ANA 2
Mar. 10, 2023 – ANA at CGY
Mar. 21, 2023 – CGY at ANA
Apr. 2, 2023 – ANA at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. ANA: 3-0-1 (Home: 1-0-1, Road: 2-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. ANA: February 16, 2022 – Anaheim [2] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ ANA: December 23, 2022 – Calgary [3] at Anaheim 2
Last Home Loss vs. ANA: October 18, 2022 – Anaheim [3] vs. Calgary 2
Last Road Loss @ ANA: April 3, 2019 – Calgary [1] at Anaheim [3]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
Mar. 3 – acquired Dryden Hunt (F) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Radim Zohorna (F)
Mar. 3 – acquired Troy Stecher (D) and Nick Ritchie (F) from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brett Ritchie (F) and Connor Mackey (D)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 50)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (7 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 7)

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