GameThread: Wild @ Ducks

Numbers for Nerds: In the last ten days, every game that the Ducks have played have seen the winning team get outshot by a convincing margin. Granted, teams win games all the time getting outshot by 32-28 or something like that, but in these last few games against the Blues, Jets, and Kings, the losers have outshot their opposition by 15, 21 (screw you Pavelec), 10, and 15 shots, respectively. Obviously, it's more uncommon to see teams put way more pucks on net than another team and lose, especially for how often it's happened recently.

What game plan can we write up from this? Anaheim should put one shot on goal for every five Minnesota takes tonight, and sit on the lead that they will eventually get somehow. (please don't actually do that)

Team Records: Ducks: 39-10-5, 83 points, 1st in Western Conference

Wild: 28-20-6, 62 points, 8th in Western Conference

Season Series: Ducks lead 2-0 (4-3 OT, 2-1)

Team Leaders: Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf (25 goals, 35 assists, 60 points), Corey Perry (28-29-57), Nick Bonino (16-24-40)

Wild: Jason Pominville (20-15-35), Mikko Koivu (8-27-35), Ryan Suter (6-25-31)

Goalies: Ducks: Jonas Hiller (24-6-4, 2.34 GAA, .915 save percentage)

Wild: Darcy Kuemper (5-3-1, 2.29 GAA, .922 save percentage)

Power Play: Ducks: 16th in the NHL, 18.7% conversion rate, Corey Perry and Nick Bonino have 6 PP goals each.

Wild: 9th in the NHL, 20.4% conversion rate, hometown hero Zach Parise has 8 power play goals on the year.

Penalty Kill: Ducks: 13th in the NHL, 82.7% kill rate, Andrew Cogliano has 2 shorthanded goals.

Wild: 23rd in the NHL, 78.8% kill rate, Parise with the only Minnesota shorty of the season.