EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS AT ANAEIHM DUCKS
8:00 p.m. MT at Honda Center
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
21-18-3 – 45 PTS RECORD 12-25-4 – 28 PTS
Div. – 5th Conference – 8th RANK Div. – 8th Conference – 15th
1st –31.0% (48/155) POWER PLAY 31st – 15.3% (18/118)
27th – 72.7% (112/154) PENALTY KILL 30th – 71.4% (105/147)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. ANAHEIM GP RECORD HOME (57) AWAY (58) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. ANAHEIM 115 52-53-2-8 29-23-0-5 23-30-2-3 294 313
OILERS vs. ANAHEIM – 2022-23 1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 3 4
QUICK FACTS
• Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second and four games against Anaheim this season and the first of two games in Anaheim. The next time these teams will meet is April 1st in Edmonton.
• The last time these teams met was on December 17th in Edmonton, with the Ducks winning 4-3.
• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 34 career points against the Ducks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has played in a team high 32 career games against Anaheim.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. ANAHEIM
Record: 6-2-2
GF: 39 GA: 27
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
2018-19 1/6/19 @ ANA 4-0 W
2018-19 11/23/18 @ ANA 2-1 L (OT)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 7 F James Hamblin loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Jan. 9 D Vincent Desharnais recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
OILERS IN JANUARY
Overall – 539 GP, 252-209-52-26 – 582 PTS
2021-22 –4 GP, 1-2-1 – 3 PTS
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 8, 2023 – ANAHEIM 1 vs. BOSTON 7
The Ducks fell 7-1 to the Boston Bruins as they hit the midway point of the 2022-23 season Sunday night at Honda Center. Trevor Zegras scored his 12th goal of the campaign to extend his point streak to a career-tying four games (2-2=4), matching his prior best set twice (last: Oct. 30- Nov. 5, 2022; 3-4=7). Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano each earned their 11th assists of the season on Anaheim’s lone goal. John Gibson made 35 saves, his 13th game with at least 35 this season (27th appearance).
PP: 0-2 PK: 1-2 SF: 29 SA: 42 TOI: Mason McTavish (22:32)
Three Stars: 1. D. Pastrnak 2. D. Krejci 3. P. Zacha
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 13 New Jersey Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 16 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
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
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 19 Acquired D Michael Del Zotto in a three-team trade. Detroit acquires C Danny O’Regan from Anaheim while Florida
receives RW Givani Smith. Assigned D Colton White to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Dec. 20 Recalled C Justin Kirkland from San Diego (AHL). Placed LW Max Jones on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 29 Reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego (AHL).
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.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 216
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 41
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 33
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 17
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 16
Max Jones Upper-body Day-to-day 12
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 1
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks play the penultimate game of a franchise record 10-game homestand tonight vs. the Edmonton Oilers at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight’s game with wins in two of the last three games (2-1-0), standings points in four of the last seven contests overall (3-3-1) and six of its last 12 (5-5-1). The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 19 of the last 21 penalties (90.5%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning eight games). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (2-2-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 164-142-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 60-41-9 in January, picking up points in 69 of the 109 contests (.633%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks conclude their franchise record 10-game homestand Friday, Jan. 13 vs. New Jersey (7 p.m., ESPN+).
RECORD HOMESTAND: The Ducks are in the midst of a franchise record 10-game homestand with the stretch of contests at home spanning 24 days (Dec. 21 through Jan. 13). The homestand is tied for the third-longest in NHL history, trailing 12 straight at home by Tampa Bay (2010-11) and California (1975-76). The 24 days during the stretch are the third most, trailing Winnipeg (22 days, 2017-18) and Vancouver (22, 1981-82). Anaheim’s longest prior homestand was eight games (three times), including Dec. 28, 2014-Jan. 16, 2015 (6-2-0, 12 pts.), Mar. 2-18, 2007 (6-1-1, 13 pts.) and Oct. 28-Nov. 14, 2001 (2-4-2, 6 pts.). Anaheim begins the homestand tied for the most road contests in the NHL this season (21, also Arizona). The Ducks will also host an eight-game homestand from Mar. 12-27, 2023. Below is a list of the longest homestands in NHL history:
SEASON TEAM GAMES DATES DAYS RECORD (W-L-T-OT, PTS.)
2010-11 Tampa Bay 12 Jan. 23, 2011 – Feb. 25, 2011 34 7-3-0-2, 16 pts.
1975-76 California 12 Nov. 26, 1975 – Dec. 28, 1975 33 4-7-1-0, 9 pts.
2022-23 Anaheim 10 Dec. 21, 2022 – Jan. 13, 2023 24 3-4-1-0, 7 pts.
2017-18 Winnipeg 10 Jan. 30, 2018 – Feb. 20, 2018 22 6-3-0-1, 13 pts.
2005-06 Phoenix 10 Jan. 28, 2006 – Mar. 4, 2006 36 3-5-0-2, 8 pts
1981-82 Vancouver 10 Jan. 13, 1982 – Feb. 3, 1982 22 4-3-3-0, 11 pts.
DUCKS-OILERS: Anaheim and Edmonton continue a four-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have earned points in six of their past 10 games against the Oilers in Orange County dating to 2016-17 (5-4-1). The Ducks opened the 2022-23 season series with a 4-3 win Dec. 17 at Rogers Place, with Lukas Dostal making a career high 46 saves in the win, the second-most saves in a game by a Ducks rookie goaltender. John Klingberg, Sam Carrick, Cam Fowler and Ryan Strome scored goals, with Klingberg becoming the second defenseman in Ducks history to score a game-winning goal in consecutive games (also Sheldon Souray Feb. 4 and Feb. 6, 2013). The Ducks own a 60-42-12 all-time record vs. the Oilers, including a 33-20-5 mark in Anaheim.. Trevor Zegras has recorded 1-2=3 points in four career games against the Oilers while Cam Fowler (3-17=20 in 38 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Oilers. Adam Henrique (7-9=16 in 25 GP) leads current Ducks in career goals vs. Edmonton. These two teams will finish the season series with two games in a five-day span Apr. 1 at Rogers Place (7 p.m. PT) and Apr. 5 at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT).
ANA-EDM SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 17 Rogers Place 4-3 ANA win
Jan. 11 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Apr. 1 Rogers Place 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Apr. 5 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT TNT / Ducks Stream
ANA-EDM ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Edmonton
All-Time Series: 61-42-12 33-20-5 28-22-7
Current Streak: One ANA win One EDM win One ANA win
Last ANA Win: Dec. 17, 2022 (4-3) Feb. 25, 2020 (4-3 OT) Dec. 17, 2022 (4-3)
Last EDM Win: Apr. 3, 2022 (6-1) Apr. 3, 2022 (6-1) Feb. 17, 2022 (7-3)
ANA Last 10: 4-6-0 5-4-1 5-4-1
