ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
OCT. 30, 2022 – ANAHEIM 4 vs. TORONTO 3 – OT
The Ducks concluded their October schedule by overcoming a two-goal, third period deficit to force overtime and earn a 4-3 win over Toronto ad Honda Center Sunday night. Anaheim improved to 2-1-0 on home ice and recorded its second multi-goal third-period comeback win of the season (also Oct. 12 vs SEA), tied with Washington for the most among NHL teams this season. Trevor Zegras scored two goals, including his second overtime goal of the season 2:15 into the extra session. The goal marked his team-leading sixth after also netting his fifth goal of the season at 7:24 of the third period. Jakob Silfverberg scored his third goal of the season while Dmitry Kulikov netted his first goal as a Duck, the game-tying goal at 13:01 of the third period. Troy Terry extended his team lead in points (4-6=10) with an assist on Zegras’ first goal, marking points in each of Anaheim’s first three home games (3-3=6). Derek Grant, Isac Lundestrom, Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano earned assists, with Vatrano’s marking his first for Anaheim. John Gibson stopped 33-of-36 shots in regulation and OT to earn his second win. Gibson denied the eighth penalty shot of his career (10th attempt) against Alexander Kerfoot at 6:27 of the third period.
PP: 0-2 PK: 1-2 SF: 39 SA: 36 TOI: John Klingberg (26:35)
Three Stars: 1. T. Zegras 2. T. Terry 3. J. Silfverberg Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 3 @ Vancouver Rogers Arena 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 5 @ San Jose SAP Center 7:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 6 Florida Honda Center 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 9 Minnesota Honda Center 7 p.m. TNT / BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 12 Chicago Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 10 Claimed RW Brett Leason on waivers from Washington and D Josh Mahura was claimed by Florida.
Oct. 11 Assigned C Glenn Gawdin to San Diego (AHL).
Oct. 13 Assigned D Noah Warren to Gatineau (QMJHL).
Oct. 31 Recalled C Glenn Gawdin from San Diego (AHL). Assigned LW Pavol Regenda to San Diego. Placed D Jamie
Drysdale on Long-Term Injured Reserve.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 29
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
Sam Carrick Hip surgery 6 months 9
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 9
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 9
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 1
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks open a three-game road trip tonight against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center (7:30 p.m. PT, TV: ESPN, AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,023-877-302, including 576-379-145 at home and 447-498-156 away from Orange County. Anaheim begins a 14-game November schedule with seven home and seven road contests. Anaheim enters tonight’s game tied with the second-most road games in the NHL (enter with six), and tied for the third fewest home contests in the league (3). Anaheim is 152-127-65 in the month all-time. Following today’s game, the Ducks will continue their road trip with a visit to Vancouver on Thursday, Nov. 3 (7 p.m. PT) and return to San Jose again Saturday, Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m. PT).
TERRY TALK: Right Wing Troy Terry has recorded 1-3=4 points his last four games and six points his last seven games (1-5=6) to lead Anaheim in points (4-6=10) and assists. Terry has recorded 3-3=6 points in Anaheim’s first three home games, including multiple points in each of his first two home contests (1-2=3 Oct. 12 vs. SEA & 1-1=2 Oct. 26 vs. TBL), the seventh player in Ducks history to post multiple points in each of his team’s first two home games of a season.
GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras has recorded leads the Ducks in goals (6) and ranks second with 6-1=7 points. Among NHL leaders, Zegras ranks tied for eighth in goals while he has scored four goals his last four games (4-0=4). He has also recorded goals in each of Anaheim’s first three home contests (4-1=5). Zegras scored his fifth career multi-goal game Oct. 30 vs. TOR (2-0=2), including his second OT goal of the season and third of his career. His two goals Oct. 30 marked his 80th and 81st points of his career (108 GP). Among players to debut with the Ducks, only two required fewer games to reach the 80-point mark: Paul Kariya (80 GP) and Bobby Ryan (105 GP).
FEATURING FOWLER: Defenseman Cam Fowler ranks ninth among all NHL players in TOI/game (24:39, min. 8 GP), and has led Anaheim in TOI eight of the nine contests to date. His 27.3 shifts per game also pace the club. In 2021-22, Fowler led Anaheim in TOI/game (24:25) while he led the Ducks in shifts per game the last two seasons: 2021-22 (27.4) and 2020-21 (27.3).
M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie Mason McTavish has picked up four assists (three primary) through Anaheim’s first nine games in 2022-23. McTavish co-leads the Ducks in primary assists is tied for second in assists, while he co-leads NHL rookies in primary assists (3), and ranks tied for second in assists (0-4=4). McTavish has already surpassed his 1-2=3 points in nine games with Anaheim last season.
IN NET: John Gibson leads all NHL goaltenders in saves (239) and minutes (425:54) this season, while he is also one of six goalies to earn an assist. Gibson earned his fifth career helper, the primary assist, on Troy Terry’s OT winning goal Oct. 12 vs. Seattle. Gibson stopped his eighth career penalty shot (10th attempt) against Alexander Kerfoot Oct. 30 vs. Toronto. He has stopped an NHL-leading six penalty shots since the start of 2020-21, with two goalies tied with three penalty shot saves (Connor Hellebuyck, WPG & Frederik Andersen, CAR/TOR).
KULI’S KORNER: Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov earned his second assist as a Duck, Oct. 26 vs. TBL, marking his 200th career NHL point (42-158=200). He also scored his first goal as a Duck Oct. 30 vs. TOR, the game-tying goal in a 4-3 OT win. Of Kulikov’s 201 career points, 1-2=3 have come with Anaheim, 24 with MIN (7-17=24 in 80 GP in 2021-22), two with EDM (0-2=2 in 10 GP in 2020-21), two with NJD (0-2=2 in 38 GP in 2020-21), 27 with WPG (5-22=27 in 2017-20), five with BUF (2-3=5 in 2016-17), and 138 with FLA (28- 110=138 in 2009-16). Kulikov currently leads Anaheim in blocked shots (20) and is second among club leaders in hits (15).
DUCKS-SHARKS: Anaheim and San Jose open a four-game season series tonight at SAP Center, the first of two games in San Jose over a five-day span. The Ducks have won six of their last 10 games against San Jose (6-4-0). In the 2021-22 season series, Anaheim won three of four games, including a 4-3 SO win (Feb. 22) and a 3-2 OT win in Orange County (Dec. 1), and a 5-2 win in San Jose (Apr. 26). The Ducks own a 72-67-16 all-time record vs. the Sharks, including an 36-34-7 mark in San Jose. Anthony Stolarz is undefeated in five career starts against the Sharks (5-0-0), posting one shutout, a 1.57 career GAA and .953 SV%. Kevin Shattenkirk (5-19=24 in 37 GP) leads Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Sharks while Adam Henrique (9-12=21 in 29 GP) paces Ducks skaters in career goals. These two teams will face off again at SAP Center Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m.), and meeting twice at Honda Center Dec. 9 (7 p.m. PT) and Jan. 6 (7 p.m. PT).
ANA-SJS SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 1 SAP Center 7:30 p.m. PT ESPN / Ducks Stream
Nov. 5 SAP Center 7:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Dec. 9 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 6 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
ANA-SJS ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ San Jose
All-Time Series: 72-67-16 36-33-9 36-34-7
Current Streak: One ANA win Two ANA wins One ANA win
Last ANA Win: Apr. 26, 2022 (5-2) Mar. 6, 2022 (3-2 OT) Apr. 26, 2022 (5-2)
Last SJS Win: Mar. 26, 2022 (4-1) Mar. 13, 2021 (3-1) Mar. 26, 2022 (4-1)
ANA Last 10: 6-4-0 5-3-2 6-4-0
SCHEDULED: The Ducks’ 2022-23 schedule includes 26 games within the Pacific Division, 24 games versus Central Division opponents and 32 against the Eastern Conference. Anaheim will host 20 home weekend dates (10 Friday, three Saturday and seven Sunday). Anaheim will play 10 matinee games this season, two at Honda Center and eight on the road (puck drop prior to 5 p.m. local time). The Ducks will host the longest homestand in franchise history, a 10-game stretch of games from Dec. 21-Jan. 13. Anaheim will also host eight straight contests from Mar. 12-27. The Ducks will also have 11 back-to-back matchups this season, eight of which both games are road contests.
SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 11 – 10/29 – SJS 3 vs. TBL 4…Erik Karlsson (2g, 0a) and Tomas Hertl (0g, 2a) recorded multi-point games, including Karlsson’s 13th- career multi-goal effort and Hertl’s 30th-career multi-assist outing. Karlsson took the NHL scoring lead among defensemen with his 10th and 11th points of the season, the first time in his career that he was first among league blue-liners to double-digit points, and Hertl moved into a tie for eighth in Sharks history in multi-assist games. With an assist, Timo Meier has points in consecutive games for the first time this season. With an assist for Marc-Edouard Vlasic, all defensemen who have appeared in a game this season for San Jose have recorded a point.
SJ Goals: Karlsson (5), Sturm (5), Karlsson (6)
SF: 27
SA: 26
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 2/2
W: Vasilevskiy
L: Reimer
RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
10/18 Activated F Alexander Barabanov off IR
10/10 Assigned C Thomas Bordeleau, D Nick Cicek, G Aaron Dell, LW William Eklund and F Jeff Viel to the San Jose Barracuda; Placed F Alexander Barabanov and D Markus Nutivaara on IR; Returned F Ethan Cardwell to his junior team
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: ANAHEIM DUCKS
The San Jose Sharks begin the back half of their season-long, six-game home stand with their first of two matchups this week against the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks enter the game on the heels of a 4-3, overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, a game in which Anaheim was paced by a pair of goals from Trevor Zegras, including the game-winner, and backstopped by a 33-save effort from John Gibson. The Ducks come into Tuesday’s matchup winless on the road this season with a record of 0-5-1.
Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. PT
SAN JOSE SHARKS vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS
3-8-0 (6 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 2-6-1 (5 pts), 8th in Pacific
2-3-0 LAST 5 GAMES 1-3-1
First game SEASON SERIES First game
79-59-4-13 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 72-67-4-12
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
12 players (11) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 14 players (9)
Erik Karlsson (6) GOALS LEADER Trevor Zegras (6)
Tomas Hertl/Erik Karlsson (5) ASSISTS LEADER Troy Terry (6)
Erik Karlsson (11) POINTS LEADER Troy Terry (10)
STORYLINES
EK 6, 5…Erik Karlsson entered the week as the NHL’s leading scorer among defensemen with six goals and five assists after recording three goals and two helpers in the past two games. His two-goal outing on Saturday was the 13th of his career and second as a Shark, last lighting the lamp twice on March 29, 2021 against Minnesota. Karlsson became the first defenseman to reach double-digit scoring in the NHL this season and is one of five blue-liners in the league to lead their team in scoring coming into the week, joined by Arizona’s Shayne Gostisbehere (4g, 4a), Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin (5g, 5a), St. Louis’s Justin Faulk (3g, 6a) and Winnipeg’s Josh Morrisey (0g, 8a).
STURM WARNING…Nico Sturm netted his fifth goal of the season during Saturday’s game against Tampa Bay, the forward breaking a tie with Logan Couture (4). Sturm has three goals in San Jose’s last four games, lighting the lamp against Tampa (10/29), Vegas (10/25) and Philadelphia (10/23), and his five-goals-in-eight-games stretch coming into Tuesday’s game against Anaheim is the best of his career.
CAPTAIN COUTURE…Logan Couture recorded three points (2g, 1a) in the Sharks 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. San Jose’s captain opened the game’s scoring with a strike just 26 seconds in. Per NHL PR, this put him in a tie with Joe Pavelski for the most opening-minute goals in franchise history (eight). With his second goal of the evening – the 300th of his career – Couture became the third player to score 300 goals with the franchise, after Patrick Marleau (522) and Joe Pavelski (355). He is now second on the club in scoring with seven points (4g, 3a) in 10 games.
REIM TIME…Sharks goaltender James Reimer earned his first shutout of the season on Oct. 23 with a 30-save performance at Philadelphia. Reimer’s shutout, his fifth as a Shark, moved him into a tie with Aaron Dell for eighth on the franchise’s all-time shutouts list. Reimer also owns a .938 shorthanded save percentage since joining the Sharks at the start of the 2021-22 season, the best in the NHL in that span (min. 10 games played) and the best two-season stretch by a goaltender since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1997-98 (min. 30 games played, second best is Cory Schneider from 2010-12 with a .936 SV% in 58 GP).
PRIME PENALTY KILL…San Jose killed off their first 22 penalties of the season before finally allowing a power play goal on Oct. 22 at New Jersey. San Jose has been operating at a league-best 88.6% shorthanded efficiency since the 2022 NHL All-Star break, and the Sharks have the league’s fourth-best penalty kill percentage since the start of the 2020-21 season (83.8%).
QUICK START KUNIN…Sharks forward Luke Kunin tallied points in each of his first two regular games with the Sharks, recording the secondary assist on Tomas Hertl’s goal on Oct. 7 and scoring his first goal as a member of the Sharks the next day. Kunin’s 21:23 minutes of ice time on Oct. 7 is the second highest he’s logged in his career and the most he has logged since 2019. His power-play marker on Oct. 8 was the first power-play goal of his career and the first special teams goal scored in the 2022-23 NHL season. Kunin had points on each of the Sharks first two power play strikes (1g, 1a) of the season, matching his career high for power play points in a season. Including exhibition and preseason, Kunin scored one point in each of the first six games he played with the Sharks.
GRIER’S GAMEPLAN…On July 5, Sharks president Jonathan Becher and assistant general manager Joe Will introduced Mike Grier as the team’s fifth General Manager and first black general manager in NHL history. The 47-year-old appeared in 221 games with the Sharks from 2006 through 2008 as part of a 14-season, 1,060 game NHL playing career. Just two days later, Grier was with the team as they selected center Filip Bystedt with the 27th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. On July 13, the Sharks traded longtime defenseman Brent Burns and signed Matt Benning, Oskar Lindblom, Markus Nutivaara and Nico Sturm on the first day of free agency.
Erik Karlsson’s overtime game-winning goal on Oct. 20 at New York (Rangers), assisted by Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl, was the first goal the Sharks scored this season that did not feature at least one of Grier’s offseason additions.
QUINN FOR THE WIN…On July 26, Grier introduced David Quinn as Head Coach of the Sharks and later named Scott Gordon, Ryan Warsofsky and Brian Wiseman as Assistant Coaches, Thomas Speer NHL Goaltending Coach and Nick Gialdini Video Coach. Quinn, who most recently served as head coach for Team USA at both the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 World Championship, spent three seasons as head coach of the New York Rangers from 2018 to 2021, earning a 96-87-25 record. In his three years, the Rangers held the league’s eighth-best power-play percentage (22.1%), ranked seventh in team blocked shots (4,195) and takeaways (2,244), and were tied for tenth in wins when trailing first (52). Adam Fox, who made his NHL debut under Quinn in 2019-20, was awarded the Norris Trophy following the 2020-21 season.
Quinn’s first NHL win was a 3-2 overtime victory against the Sharks at Madison Square Garden with the Rangers on Oct. 11, 2018. His first NHL win with the Sharks was a 3-2 overtime victory against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 21, 2022. The 56-year-old is one win shy of 100 as an NHL head coach.
