ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
Feb. 21, 2023 – ANAHEIM 1 @ TAMPA BAY 6
The Ducks fell 6-1 in the second contest of a back-to-back matchup at Tampa Bay Tuesday night at Amalie Arena. Ryan Strome scored Anaheim’s lone goal, his 11th of the campaign. Cam Fowler earned the primary assist, his fifth point the last four games (2-3=5). Trevor Zegras also earned his team-leading 48th point, matching Troy Terry for the team lead in assists (29) and marking points in five of his last six games (1-4=5). Lukas Dostal made 38 saves in his eighth start of 2022-23.
PP: 0-4 PK: 3-5 SF: 25 SA: 44 TOI: Cam Fowler (20:58)
Three Stars: 1. N. Perbix 2. N. Paul 3. R. Colton
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Feb. 25 Carolina PNC Arna 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 27 Chicago Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 1 Washington Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 3 Montreal Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 5 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 5 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 6 Placed D Urho Vaakanainen on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 7 Activated C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 10 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed Troy Terry on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 11 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL) and reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 307
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 58
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 50
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 18
Urho Vaakanainen Lower-body Day-to-day 8
Troy Terry Upper-body Day-to-day 7
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Day-to-day 6
John Klingberg Lower-body Day-to-day 1
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin the back half of a four-game road trip tonight against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena (4 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters today’s game with a 4-4-3 record the last 11 road games and 6-5-3 mark over the past 14 contests away from home. The Ducks have also earned points in seven of their last 11 games overall (4-5-2) in addition to a 5-6-2 record the last 13 contests overall. Anaheim continues its 11-game February schedule today (1-5-2 to date), consisting of four home and seven road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 154-129-36 in the month of February. Since the start of 2012-13, Anaheim is 57-50-14 in the month, earning points in 71 of the 121 contests (.588%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the road trip with Saturday, Feb. 25 against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena (4 p.m. PT)
DUCKS-CAPITALS: Anaheim and Washington begin a two-game series tonight with the lone contest at Capital One Arena. Anaheim has earned points in seven of its last nine games against Washington dating to the 2016-17 season (5-2-2). In Washington, Anaheim has earned points in eight of its last 10 games (4-2-4). The Ducks earned points in each of the two matchups vs. the Capitals in 2021-22, including a 3-2 OT win Nov. 16 at Honda Center and a 4-3 OT loss Dec. 6 in Washington. Trevor Zegras posted 2-2=4 points in two games last season. All-time, the Ducks have posted a 20-14-7 record head-to-head vs. the Capitals, including a 10-7-4 mark in Washington. Ryan Strome (8-19=27 in 35 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in scoring and assists vs. the Capitals. Adam Henrique (9- 8=17 in 30 GP) paces active Ducks in career goals vs. Washington. The two teams will face off for the second time in a week to wrap up the season series Mar. 1 at Honda Center (7 p.m.) .
ANA-WSH SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Feb. 23 Capital One Arena 4 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
March. 1 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-WSH ALL-TIME SERIES:
ANA RECORD @ ANA @ WSH
All-Time Series: 20-14-7 10-7-3 10-7-4
Current Streak: One WSH win One ANA win Two WSH wins
Last ANA Win: Nov. 16, 2022 (3-2 OT) Nov. 16, 2022 (3-2 OT) Dec. 2, 2018 (6-5)
Last WSH Win: Dec. 6, 2021 (4-3 SO) Dec. 6, 2019 (3-2) Dec. 6, 2021 (4-3 SO)
ANA Last 10: 5-3-2 4-5-1 4-2-4
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 1, Detroit Red Wings 3
February 21, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 27; DET: 25
Power Plays: WSH: 1/3; DET: 0/2
Three Stars: 1. Suter (DET), 2. Husso (DET), 3. Wilson (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 2/21
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath to AHL Hershey, 2/18
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/15
Recalled forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 2/14
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/21/23 (59 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/21/23 (55 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/21/23 (29 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23 (1 game)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Man Games Lost: 337
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 25, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 26, 1 p.m. ET at Buffalo (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 1, 10 p.m. ET at Anaheim (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 4, 6 p.m. ET at San Jose (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 6, 10:30 p.m. ET vs. Los Angeles (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday at Capital One Arena for the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The Capitals and Ducks will conclude their season series on March 1 in Anaheim. Last season, Washington and Anaheim split the season series 1-0-1, with the Capitals winning the most recent matchup 4-3 in the shootout on Dec. 6, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals have earned at least one point in four-straight games versus the Ducks (3-0-1) dating back to the 2019-20 season.
HOME vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
11-9-0-1 54 59 2 WSH wins (11/18/2019-12/6/21)
CAPITALS vs. DUCKS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie (26) Ovechkin (12) Ovechkin (16) Ovechkin (28)
Ovechkin/Johansson (22) Oshie (9) Carlson (13) Backstrom (19)
Irwin (19) Backstrom/Strome (7) Backstrom (12) Oshie (18)
