GDT: #58 ⋅ VAN @ ANA ⋅ 7:00 PM PST

[anezthes]

23 McTavish ⋅ 91 Carlsson ⋅ 17 Killorn
77 Vatrano ⋅ 16 Strome ⋅ 19 Terry
61 Gauthier ⋅ 21 Lundeström ⋅ 64 Colangelo
44 Johnston ⋅ 38 Harkins ⋅ 20 Leason

2 Lacombe ⋅ 7 Gudas
34 Mintyukov ⋅ 65 Trouba
6 Dumoulin ⋅ 43 Helleson

1 Dostál

vs



74 DeBrusk ⋅ 40 Pettersson ⋅ 21 Höglander
81 Joshua ⋅ 72 Chytil ⋅ 8 Garland
18 O’Connor ⋅ 24 Suter ⋅ 6 Boeser
7 Soucy ⋅ 53 Blueger ⋅ 44 Sherwood

43 Hughes ⋅ 17 Hronek
29 Pettersson ⋅ 57 Myers
25 Pettersson ⋅ 27 Forbort

32 Lankinen
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Season Series

#1 ⋅ @ ANA ⋅ 5-1 L
#2 ⋅ @ ANA ⋅ Feb 27
#3 ⋅ @ VAN ⋅ Mar 5
#4 ⋅ @ VAN ⋅ Apr 5

Last season: 1-3 L, 1-2 L, 2-3 L


Team Leaders

P: 42 (Terry) vs 60 (Hughes)
G: 17 (Vatrano) vs 21 (DeBrusk)
A: 26 (Terry) vs 46 (Hughes)
GAA: 2.66 (Gibson) vs 2.50 (Lankinen)
SV%: .916 (Gibson) vs .907 (Lankinen)


Team Stats

GF/GP: 2.51 (#32) vs 2.74 (#26)
GA/GP: 3.04 (#20) vs 2.97 (#15)
PP: 12.9% (#31) vs 23.0% (#13)
PK: 74.1% (#26) vs 81.5% (#9)
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[Leonardo87]

That Buffalo loss they are really going to regret. Could have had a chance to get within 4 points of a WC spot if they were to win tonight in Regulation.

Best they can do is get back to 6 or worst case fall back to 10 points. This is a must win if there is any hope to get into the playoff race.

 

[All Mighty]

Sounds like Gauthier-Lundestrom-Colangelo tonight.

 

[slippingsloth]

That Buffalo loss they are really going to regret. Could have had a chance to get within 4 points of a WC spot if they were to win tonight in Regulation.

Best they can do is get back to 6 or worst case fall back to 10 points. This is a must win if there is any hope to get into the playoff race.

Yea. Real shame. I turned that game in when i got home from work at the end of two. You can blame me for having high high hopes :p

 

[MMC]

Like this team in the third period last game I am not showing up

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

That Buffalo loss they are really going to regret. Could have had a chance to get within 4 points of a WC spot if they were to win tonight in Regulation.

Best they can do is get back to 6 or worst case fall back to 10 points. This is a must win if there is any hope to get into the playoff race.

They wanted meaningful games--this is it. We have 3 games remaining agains the nucks and probably need to win them all. Kudos to them to being in this position (which is really pathetic given what a terrible position it is, but considering the last few years...) but now they gotta do something with it. Not like last game, a horrendous turd of a game.

 

[MMC]

Colangelo with McT and Carlsson, please

 

[Static]

It's basically colangelo in for zegras and Harkins in for fabbri and I still want to claw my eyes out.

I guess there really isn't much else to be done.

Am I thinking of advocating for the dreaded 11/7? Maybe! Will cronin throw out a two forward fourth line for an entire period? Probably!

 

[MCB]

Colangelo with McT and Carlsson, please

I wish anyone but killorn would be with carlsson. I'm not a killorn hater (anymore), I just don't think killorn is a good fit with him.

 

[lwvs84]

I wish anyone but killorn would be with carlsson. I'm not a killorn hater (anymore), I just don't think killorn is a good fit with him.

I've been saying, McTavish-Carlsson-Colangelo and Gauthier-Zegras-Killorn might be a good middle 6 (compared to what we've had).

 

[Hockey Duckie]

It's basically colangelo in for zegras and Harkins in for fabbri and I still want to claw my eyes out.

I guess there really isn't much else to be done.

Am I thinking of advocating for the dreaded 11/7? Maybe! Will cronin throw out a two forward fourth line for an entire period? Probably!

Maybe Cronin should diversify the top-9 instead of loading up the top-6 and left with two 4th lines. We didn't do much ES offense in our last game when we took Mac from 3C to 2LW. We can learn from that experience and not reproduce it.

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Killorn-Carlsson-Colangelo
Cutter-Mac-Harkins
Johnston-Lundy-Leason

 

[MMC]

Ducks head coach Greg Cronin said he has seen a noticeable difference from Carlsson coming out of the break.

"I talked to him after the tournament, and we talk to Leo quite a bit about what his goals are and what he needs to do," Cronin said. "I think he's a coachable kid, and he's gotta take the message now and convert it into action on the ice, and I think he's done that. His challenge is to get to the inside ice. He's got to drive into the ice with the puck or he's gotta get there without the puck. You notice Leo through the neutral zone. He's got the puck, and his shirt is flapping behind him and looks like Mike Modano, for God's sake. He's racing up the ice, and then he gets into the zone and he makes flashy plays through sticks and bodies.

"The big thing for him that's really going to be a core part of his growth is getting into those areas with or without the puck and staying firm in the middle of the ice. You need to get to those areas to score goals. It's as simple as that. He gets the rebound goal in Boston, he's in the third circle. He gets the goal on the power play (in Buffalo). It's a shallow one-timer, but he's in that area. He's gotta put a small tent in that area and live there."

 

[MMC]

The Ducks' implosion on Tuesday against the Sabres saw them lose a 2-0 lead late in the third period and end up with not even a point after Henri Jokiharju's late goal spurred the Sabres to a regulation win.

"We just got reaching and we had no legs," Cronin said. "You step back and you don't think about it because you're in the battle. You've got three (games) in four (nights) right out of the gate. You fly across the country, you play three in four. We played at 7 (in Boston) and then at 6 (in Detroit). People forget that. Then, you get to Buffalo and... it's weird. It's hard to explain it, but you feel a little bit off. The timing feels off. But I really liked the way we came out in the second (against Buffalo). First period, they were friggin' all over us. I watched them kill the Rangers 8-2 and they looked like they were on steroids. They were flying up and down the ice finishing checks and then they did that to us in the first. Dostál saved the game for us, it could have been 2-2 easy.
"Then, in the second, we got our game back and stabilized the game. Then, the third period, they came out like they did in the first and we couldn't match that. They were sitting there waiting for us. It's a good thing to talk about mental toughness and staying on the plan in terms of managing the puck when you don't have the energy. We didn't get out of our zone, so (Buffalo) got the two goals. That adds more speed and confidence to their game and they rode it. I liked the way we came back the last six minutes or so, but it was a little too late."

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Ducks head coach Greg Cronin said he has seen a noticeable difference from Carlsson coming out of the break.

"I talked to him after the tournament, and we talk to Leo quite a bit about what his goals are and what he needs to do," Cronin said. "I think he's a coachable kid, and he's gotta take the message now and convert it into action on the ice, and I think he's done that. His challenge is to get to the inside ice. He's got to drive into the ice with the puck or he's gotta get there without the puck. You notice Leo through the neutral zone. He's got the puck, and his shirt is flapping behind him and looks like Mike Modano, for God's sake. He's racing up the ice, and then he gets into the zone and he makes flashy plays through sticks and bodies.

"The big thing for him that's really going to be a core part of his growth is getting into those areas with or without the puck and staying firm in the middle of the ice. You need to get to those areas to score goals. It's as simple as that. He gets the rebound goal in Boston, he's in the third circle. He gets the goal on the power play (in Buffalo). It's a shallow one-timer, but he's in that area. He's gotta put a small tent in that area and live there."

Leo hitting the one-timer against the Sabres alone is an improvement

 

[MMC]

"The second time I got sent down, I was a little disappointed," Colangelo said. "But when I got (back to San Diego), I saw there was a big change in the group. I was only gone for two weeks, but it seemed like we started to get more confidence. We had three or four lines providing offense and that helps generate a lot more wins. It's been great, especially the last month or so. When you're winning, no matter what age level you're at, it makes coming to the rink a lot more fun. It's been great down there and I'm looking forward to being back up here and hopefully, I'll make the most of my opportunity."

"(Colangelo's) got to get up and down the ice quick," Cronin said. "He's a big body, he can score. In the American League, I think he's first or second in goals-per-game. He's been up here and down, so he's kind of been the back and forth (guy). But that's a pretty impressive accomplishment for a rookie. He's still a 23-year-old kid. He can skate, and I think sometimes (players) come up and they don't want to make mistakes. He's gotta wash that narrative out of his head. He's just gotta play on his toes."

 

[AngelDuck]

"The second time I got sent down, I was a little disappointed," Colangelo said. "But when I got (back to San Diego), I saw there was a big change in the group. I was only gone for two weeks, but it seemed like we started to get more confidence. We had three or four lines providing offense and that helps generate a lot more wins. It's been great, especially the last month or so. When you're winning, no matter what age level you're at, it makes coming to the rink a lot more fun. It's been great down there and I'm looking forward to being back up here and hopefully, I'll make the most of my opportunity."

"(Colangelo's) got to get up and down the ice quick," Cronin said. "He's a big body, he can score. In the American League, I think he's first or second in goals-per-game. He's been up here and down, so he's kind of been the back and forth (guy). But that's a pretty impressive accomplishment for a rookie. He's still a 23-year-old kid. He can skate, and I think sometimes (players) come up and they don't want to make mistakes. He's gotta wash that narrative out of his head. He's just gotta play on his toes."

I like that last sentence from Cronin

 

[Hockey Duckie]

"The second time I got sent down, I was a little disappointed," Colangelo said. "But when I got (back to San Diego), I saw there was a big change in the group. I was only gone for two weeks, but it seemed like we started to get more confidence. We had three or four lines providing offense and that helps generate a lot more wins. It's been great, especially the last month or so. When you're winning, no matter what age level you're at, it makes coming to the rink a lot more fun. It's been great down there and I'm looking forward to being back up here and hopefully, I'll make the most of my opportunity."

"(Colangelo's) got to get up and down the ice quick," Cronin said. "He's a big body, he can score. In the American League, I think he's first or second in goals-per-game. He's been up here and down, so he's kind of been the back and forth (guy). But that's a pretty impressive accomplishment for a rookie. He's still a 23-year-old kid. He can skate, and I think sometimes (players) come up and they don't want to make mistakes. He's gotta wash that narrative out of his head. He's just gotta play on his toes."

Odd b/c the first time Colangelo came up, Colangelo related to the media this his role was to play a fourth line role and not do much more. I think Cronin got a talking to recently to change his stance about how he talks about his players after the Mac is a third liner bit.