ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 13, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 vs. NEW JERSEY 6
The Ducks concluded a franchise-record 10-game homestand with a 6-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils Friday night at Honda Center. Cam Fowler earned his 300th career assist on Trevor Zegras’ third period goal, becoming the fifth player in Ducks history to record 300 assists, joining Ryan Getzlaf (737), Teemu Selanne (531), Corey Perry (404) and Paul Kariya (369). He continues to lead Anaheim defensemen in career points (85-300=385), goals, assists and games played (854). Adam Henrique netted his 13th goal of the season and earned an assist, his fifth multi-point effort in 2022-23 (1-1=2). Trevor Zegras scored his 13th on the season (PPG), matching Henrique for the team lead in goals. Troy Terry earned the lone assist on Henrique’s goal, extending his team-lead in points (12-22=34) and assists. John Gibson stopped 33 shots. Jakob Silfverberg appeared in his 700th career NHL contest.
PP: 1-4 PK: 1-2 SF: 33 SA: 39 TOI: Cam Fowler (22:34)
Three Stars: 1. J. Bratt 2. D. Severson 3. D. Hamilton
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 17 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
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
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: 226
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 43
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 35
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 19
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 18
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 3
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a season-long six game road trip tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena (4 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Tonight opens the Ducks sixth set of back-to-back matchups, posting a 1-8-1 record overall (1-3-1 in the first contest) The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 26 of the last 31 penalties (83.9%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning 10 games). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (2-4-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 164-144-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 60-43-9 in January, picking up points in 69 of the 111 contests (.622%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the back-to-back matchups when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center (4 p.m. PT). The road trip also includes visit to Columbus (Jan. 19, 7 p.m. PT), Buffalo (Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. PT), Arizona (Jan. 24, 6 p.m. PT) and Colorado (Jan. 26, 6 p.m. PT).
DUCKS-PENGUINS: Anaheim and Pittsburgh begin a two-game season series tonight at PPG Paints Arena. All-time, the Ducks own a 15-22-3 record vs. the Penguins, including a 5-14-2 mark in the Steel City. In Orange County, the Ducks are 10-8-1 vs. the Penguins, earning standings points in 10 of its last 15 home contests in the series (9-5-1). In the 2021-22 season series, Pittsburgh earned a 1-0 win in the first matchup of the season Dec. 11 at PPG Paints Arena despite John Gibson and Anthony Stolarz combining to stop 29-of-30 shots. Pittsburgh also picked up a 4-1 at Honda Center Jan. 11 behind two-goal contests from Evgeni Malkin (2-1=3) and Jeff Carter (2-0=2). Pittsburgh native John Gibson has appeared in his hometown on six prior occasions, posting a 2-4-0 record. He earned a 29-save shutout over the Penguins Dec. 23, 2017 while he has posted a 1.82 GAA and .932 SV% in his last two appearances at PPG Paints Arena (41-of-44 saves). He is also 4-3-0 his last seven appearances vs. the Penguins. Adam Henrique (9-10-19 in 34 GP) paces active Ducks skaters in career points and assists vs. Pittsburgh, while Henrique and Frank Vatrano (9-4=13 in 16 GP) pace current Ducks in career goals with nine apiece.
ANA-PIT SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Jan. 16 PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Feb. 10 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
ANA-PIT ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Pittsburgh
All-Time Series: 15-22-3 10-8-1 5-14-2
Current Streak: Two Pittsburgh wins One Pittsburgh win Two Pittsburgh wins
Last ANA Win: Feb. 28, 2020 (3-2) Feb. 28, 2020 (3-2) Dec. 17, 2018 (4-2)
Last PIT Win: Jan. 11, 2022 (4-1) Dec. 11, 2021 (1-0) Jan. 11, 2022 (4-1)
ANA Last 10: 4-6-0 4-5-1 3-7-0
PITTSURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 14: Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 1 – PNC Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (34 saves, 36 shots)
Key Stats: Rickard Rakell’s 15th goal of the season gives him two goals over his last three games.
PP: 1-6
PK: 2-2
Jan. 13: Winnipeg 4, Pittsburgh 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: O’Connor
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Tokarski (36 saves, 40 shots)
Key Stats: Drew O’Connor scored his second goal of the season as Pittsburgh fell at home.
PP: 0-2
PK: 1-2
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 14 14
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 11 12
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 7 13
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 6 11
G Tristan Jarry Lower-Body 5 5
D Marcus Pettersson Illness 2 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 89
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 15 F Jonathan Gruden recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 13 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 12 D Taylor Fedun recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 11 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Ducks: 23-13-4
In Pittsburgh: 14-5-2
In Anaheim: 9-8-2
OT Record vs. Ducks: 1-1-2
Shootout Record vs. Ducks: 1-0
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. DUCKS:
Sidney Crosby – 20GP, 24 PTS (9G-15A)
Evgeni Malkin – 19GP, 23 PTS (9G-14A)
Jaromir Jagr – 13GP, 22 PTS (11G-11A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return home to take on the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with wins in four of its last five games against Anaheim (4-1-0). Going back further, the Penguins are 11-5-0 in their last 16 games against them dating back to Nov. 18, 2013.
- Here at home, the Penguins have wins in six of their last eight games versus the Ducks (6-2-0).
- The Penguins are 7-2-0 at home against Western Conference opponents this season.
- The Penguins have won nine of their last 11 games versus Western Conference opponents. They are 11-7-0 versus the West this season
