Monday, December 23, 2024

NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (45-23-9) at Anaheim Ducks (23-44-10)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. ANAHEIM GP RECORD HOME (58) AWAY (59) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. ANAHEIM 117 54-53-2-8 30-23-0-5 24-30-2-3 306 315
OILERS vs. ANAHEIM – 2022-23 3 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 15 6

QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s fourth and final game against Ducks this season and the second and final game in Anaheim.

The last time these teams met was on April 1st in Edmonton, with the Oilers winning 6-0.

Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 38 career points against the Ducks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has played in a team high 34 career games against Anaheim.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. ANAHEIM
Record: 7-2-1
GF: 46 GA: 27
2022-23 4/1/23 @ EDM 6-0 W
2022-23 1/11/23 @ ANA 6-2 W
2022-23 12/17/22 @ EDM 4-3 L
2021-22 4/3/22 @ ANA 6-1 W
2021-22 2/17/22 @ EDM 7-3 W
2021-22 10/19/21 @ EDM 6-5 W
2019-20 2/25/20 @ ANA 4-3 L (OT)
2019-20 11/10/19 @ ANA 6-2 W
2018-19 3/30/19 @ EDM 5-1 L
2018-19 2/23/19 @ EDM 2-1 W

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
APRIL 2, 2023 – ANAHEIM 4 @ CALGARY 5
The Ducks closed a three-game road trip and the second game of a back-to-back with a 5-4 loss to the Calgary Flames Sunday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. Frank Vatrano recorded his seventh career three-point game (second as a Duck) and matched his season high with 2-1=3 points (also Jan. 26 @ COL (3-0=3). Vatrano matched his single-season career-high in points (20-19=39) and set a new career-high in assists. His second goal, his 20th of the season, gave him his second career 20-goal season and first since a career-high 24 in 2018-19 with Florida. Trevor Zegras tallied his team-leading 38th assist, giving him back-to-back 60-point seasons (22-38=60), the first Ducks player to do so since Ryan Getzlaf (five straight seasons, 2013-14 to 2017-18). He is the second Ducks player to reach the 60-point mark multiple times before age 23, joining Paul Kariya (50-58=108 in 1995-96 and 44-55=99 in 1996-97). Cam Fowler set a new single-season career-high in assists with his 34th of the season, surpassing his 33 last season. Sam Carrick earned his third and fourth assists of the season (0-2=2), his third career multi-point and second career multi-assist effort. Kevin Shattenkirk also picked up two assists, his fourth multi-point game of 2022-23. Max Comtois scored his ninth goal and earned his 10th assist, giving him three multi-point efforts this season and 4-5=9 points his last 14 games. Scott Harrington extended his single-season career-high in goals with his fourth of the season and third as a Duck. Lukas Dostal stopped 36 shots, his 10th game this season with 35-plus saves.
PP: 0-1 PK: 1-2 SF: 22 SA: 41 TOI: Cam Fowler (25:37)
Three Stars: 1. M. Stone (CGY) 2. T. Stecher (CGY) 3. T. Zegras (ANA)

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Apr. 8 Arizona Mullet Arena 2:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Apr. 9 Colorado Honda Center 5:30 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream
Apr. 11 Vancouver Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Apr. 13 Los Angeles Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 31 Acquired reserve rights to RW Judd Caulfield from Pittsburgh for reserve rights to D Thimo Nickl.
Apr. 2 Signed RW Judd Caulfield to a two-year entry-level contract beginning in the 2023-24 season.
Apr. 4 Reassigned D Andrej Sustr to San Diego (AHL).

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 398

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 77
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 69
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 27
Anthony Stolarz Knee surgery Week-to-week 25
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 19
Troy Terry Personal Day-to-day 4

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks return home to face the Edmonton Oilers tonight at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: TNT, AUDIO: Ducks Stream). The Ducks enter tonight with points in 11 of the last 19 games (7-7-4). Anaheim continues its seven-game April schedule, the final contests remaining on the 2022-23 schedule, with four home contests and one road contest on the calendar. Milestones within reach tonight include Trevor Zegras one goal from matching his career high of 23 set last season, and one point shy of his 61 last season, Cam Fowler one goal to tying his career high in goals set in 2016-17 (11), and Frank Vatrano one point shy of setting a new career-high in points set in 2018-19 with Florida (24-15=39). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will face the Arizona Coyotes in their final road contest of the 2022-23 season, Saturday, Apr. 8 at Mullett Arena (2:30 p.m. PT).

DUCKS-OILERS: Anaheim and Edmonton wrap up a four-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks own a 61-44-12 all-time record vs. the Oilers, including a 33-21-5 mark in Orange County, earning points in six of their past 10 games against the Oilers in Anaheim dating to 2016-17 (5-4-1). The Ducks opened the 2022-23 series with a 4-3 win Dec. 17 at Rogers Place, while the Oilers have won consecutive games Jan. 11 (6-2) in Orange County and Mar. 1 (6-0 ) in Edmonton. Lukas Dostal made a career-high 46 saves in Anaheim’s win Dec. 17, the second-most saves in a game by a Ducks rookie goaltender. Cam Fowler (3-17=20 in 40 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Oilers and Kevin Shattenkirk (6-8=14 in 30 GP) leads in career goals. Shattenkirk’s career +16 rating against the Oilers is his highest mark against any team. Sam Carrick (2-0=2) paces Anaheim with two goals in the 2022-23 season series (2-0=2) while Ryan Strome (1-1=2) co-leads the Ducks in points this season vs. the Oilers.

ANA-EDM SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 17 Rogers Place 4-3 ANA win
Jan. 11 Honda Center 6-2 EDM win
Apr. 1 Rogers Place 6-0 EDM win
Apr. 5 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT TNT / Ducks Stream

ANA-EDM ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Edmonton
All-Time Series: 61-44-12 33-21-5 28-23-7
Current Streak: Two EDM wins Two EDM wins One EDM win
Last ANA Win: Dec. 17, 2022 (4-3) Feb. 25, 2020 (4-3 OT) Dec. 17, 2022 (4-3)
Last EDM Win: Apr. 1, 2023 (6-0) Jan. 11, 2023 (6-2) Apr. 1, 2023 (6-0)
ANA Last 10: 3-7-0 5-4-1 4-5-1

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