ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• The Coyotes meet the Ducks again, taking their first trip to the Honda Center this season. The Coyotes have won their last three matchups against the Ducks, including their last two preseason matchups.
• Matias Maccelli is amidst the longest point streak of his career and looks to extend the streak to six with a point against the Ducks.
• With a win in Anaheim, the Coyotes would win three of their first six road games for the first time since 2018-19 (excluding 2020 COVID season).
LAST GAME
Coyotes 8, Blackhawks 1 – October 30, 2023 – Mullett Arena ARI Goals: Carcone (2, 3, 4, PPG), Brown (1, GWG), McBain (3, 4), Durzi (4), O’Brien (1) CHI Goals: Bedard (4) ARI Goalie: Connor Ingram (W) – 29 saves on 30 shots CHI Goalie: Arvid Soderblom (L) – 15 saves on 22 shots | Petr Mrazek – 10 saves on 11 shots PP: 1-4 K: 2-2 Notes: The Coyotes recorded eight goals from five different skaters, their highest goal output since 3/8/2022 at Ottawa, a 9-2 win…Michael Carcone recorded his first career hat trick and increased his career goals to ten. He became the third Coyote ever to record their first career hat trick with seven or fewer prior career goals…Jack McBain scored twice in his 100th career NHL game to extend his goal streak to three games, the longest of his career. With two goals, two assists, and one fight, he recorded one of two Gordie Howe hat tricks on the night…After Chicago’s early goal, Connor Ingram did not allow another goal and registered 29 consecutive saves to close out the game.
PACK FACTS
· Clayton Keller (4-4-8) has scored in all but one game this season where the Coyotes have recorded a goal. . Sean Durzi (4-2-6) is in a three-way tie for first among NHL defenseman for goals scored. · Nick Schmaltz (2-6-8) leads the squad in assists and is tied with Keller for the team lead in points . Logan Cooley is tied for second among all rookies in points (0-6-6) and his .75 P/GP is tied for second among rookies in P/GP (min. 7 GP). . Alex Kerfoot recorded three assists Monday night for his third three-assist game of his career, and his eighth three-point game…currently has the eighth longest active consecutive games played streak at 271 games. . Michael Carcone recorded the 8 th, 9th and 10th goals of his NHL career in his career-best performance against the Blackhawks · Matias Maccelli has an active five-game point streak after recording an assist in the 8-1 rout of Chicago. This ties the longest of his career (five games, 11/21/22-12/5/22) · All of Juuso Valimaki’s (0-3-3) points have been assisted along with Matias Maccelli. . Lawson Crouse has recorded an assist in each of his last two games played after a scoreless first five games. . Barrett Hayton totaled 6:36 of TOI during the Power Play against NJD, the most in any game of his NHL career. . Jack McBain netted two goals against Chicago and picked up two assists and a fight on the way to his first “Gordie Howe hat trick”. He has now set his career-high goal streak at three games. . J.J. Moser (1-1-2) recorded his first points of the season with a goal and an assist in the first period against the Kings on 10/27. The multi-point effort was the seventh multi-point game of his career. . Josh Brown lit the lamp for the first time this season against Chicago, and now sits one goal away from ten career NHL goals. . Karel Vejmelka recorded the first point of his NHL career against LAK, a secondary assist on a Sean Durzi goal. . Arizona has recorded four goals in one period in two consecutive games, only the fourth time the franchise has done so since 2000.
YOTES & DUCKS
-Tonight is the second of three ARI-ANA matchups this season. Arizona won 2-1 just ten days ago with goals from Clayton Keller and Jason Zucker… – Nick Bjugstad’s career high in points (2-2-4) came against the Ducks on 11/16/14. – Travis Boyd has registered at least one point in five of his seven career games played versus Anaheim… his career high in points (1-2-3) came against the Ducks on 12/17/21. – Connor Ingram recorded 43 saves on 45 shots (.956) against Anaheim on 1/28/23, good for his second most saves in one game… was also his second highest save percentage in a non-shutout (1/6/23 at CHI, .968). – Clayton Keller has recorded a goal against the Ducks in his last two outings against the franchise.
Coyotes franchise vs Ducks
• All-Time: 64-70-5-13
• Home: 37-32-2-5
• Road: 27-38-3-8
• L10: 6-3-1 • STRK: W2
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
OCT. 30, 2023 – ANAHEIM 4 @ PITTSBURGH 3
The Ducks swept their four-game road trip Monday night at PPG Paints Arena with a 4-3 comeback win over the Penguins. This marks the Ducks’ first perfect trip of four games in the Eastern time zone or more since Dec. 17-23, 2013 (4-0-0 through DET, NJD, NYI, WSH). Mason McTavish tallied a season-high two goals and three points (2-1=3), including his first career shorthanded goal (GWG) with 12.8 seconds remaining in regulation, the fifth game-winning SHG at 19:47 or later of the third period. Jakob Silfverberg tallied Anaheim’s first goal of the night, marking his first of the season in his 700th career game as a Duck. Frank Vatrano recorded his team-leading ninth goal of the season, and fourth his last two games (4-0=4, +3). Paval Mintyukov recorded his first career multi-point game with two assists (0-2=2). Ryan Strome earned his team-leading ninth assist of the season and pushed his point streak to five games, while Cam Fowler, Adam Henrique and Max Jones also recorded assists. Lukas Dostal stopped 33-of-35 shots in 40:00 TOI for his fourth win and third straight victory of the 2023-24 campaign. PP: 1-3 PK: 5-7 SF: 27 SA: 41 TOI: C. Fowler (25:03) Three Stars: 1. M. McTavish (ANA) 2. L. Dostal (ANA) 3. E. Malkin (PIT)
INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY / ILLNESS EXPECTED TIME MISSED GAMES MISSED
Jamie Drysdale Lower-body Day-to-day 7
Brock McGinn Lower-body Day-to-day 9
Alex Killorn Fractured finger Approximately 5-6 weeks 9 Isac
Lundestrom Torn Achilles Approximately 6 months 9
2023-24 Man Games Lost: 37
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a five-game homestand tonight vs. the Arizona Coyotes at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal, AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight’s game with four straight wins, the first such win streak since eight consecutive victories Oct. 31 to Nov. 16, 2021. The Ducks open their 14-game November schedule and conclude a stretch of seven games in 12 nights. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will continue the homestand when they host Vegas on Sunday, Nov. 5 (5 p.m. PT). The stretch at home also includes visits from Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 7 (7 p.m. PT), Philadelphia on Friday, Nov. 10 (7 p.m. PT) and San Jose on Sunday, Nov. 12 (5 p.m. PT).
CARDIAC COMEBACKS: Anaheim has three wins this season after trailing in the third period, the most in the NHL, all having come during the four-game road trip. The Ducks became the 10th team in NHL history to score twice in the final two minutes of regulation with the goalie pulled to win the game Oct. 26 @ BOS. Anaheim scored two goals in the final 1:55 of regulation, both with the sixth attacker (6-on-5), marking the first time in club history (regular season or playoffs) the Ducks have won a game when trailing by multiple goals with less than two minutes left in regulation. Anaheim is also the third NHL team the last 12 years (last instances in 2011-12) to score two such goals with the sixth attacker in a road game. * Goalie movement officially began being tracked during the 1997-98 season
Anaheim’s three comeback wins in a span of four games Oct. 24-30 mark the third time in club history the team has done so. The only prior instances came March 15-20, 2015 and March 20-26, 2011. Only 82 instances in NHL history have clubs won three games in a span of four contests after trailing in the third period. The Ducks became the 13th team in NHL history to win consecutive road games in OT after trailing in the third period of each contest (last: TBL, Oct. 14, 2021 (7-6 OTW @ DET) and Oct. 16, 2021 (2-1 OTW @ WSH). Anaheim forced OT after trailing by two goals with 1:55 in regulation to earn 4-3 OT victory, Oct. 26 @ BOS. The Ducks also overcame a 2-1, third-period deficit with 3:47 left in regulation and earned a 3-2 OT win Oct. 24 @ CBJ. DUCKS-COYOTES: Anaheim and Arizona faceoff for the second of three meetings 2023-24, the first of two matchups at Honda Center. The Ducks opened the 2023-24 series with a 2-1 loss at Mullett Arena 12 days ago (Oct. 21). Frank Vatrano scored the club’s lone goal and Lukas Dostal stopping 25-of-27 shots. Anaheim owns an all-time record of 83-43-21 vs. the Coyotes, including a 46-16-6 mark with points in 13 of their last 15 meetings in Orange County. The 83 wins and 192 points mark the most Anaheim has recorded vs. a single opponent. John Gibson has helped the Ducks pick up points in 14 of his 19 career appearances vs. Arizona, posting a 9-4-5 record with two shutouts, a 2.43 GAA and a .918 SV%. Cam Fowler paces active Ducks skaters in scoring (9-27=36) and assists, while Adam Henrique (11-5=16, 24 GP) leads current Ducks in career goals.
