Ducks vs Avalanche GAMETHREAD: Held Together With Duct Tape

The Avalanche bring their goal-scoring prowess to combat the Ducks’ makeshift defense of the future.

By Inactive User 556623 Nov 18, 2018, 4:41pm PST

WHO: Anaheim Ducks (8-9-4) vs Colorado Avalanche (9-6-4)

WHAT: The Ducks’ vaunted defensive pipeline will take their test against the hottest offensive line in hockey.

WHERE: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA

WHEN: 5:00 PST, 8:00 EST

HOW: FS-N, NHL.TV, SN, PRIME

The Story: Game Preview

The Enemy: Mile High Hockey

ANAHEIM DUCKS	versus	COLORADO AVALANCHE
ANAHEIM DUCKS	versus	COLORADO AVALANCHE


8-9-4, 20 pts	Record	9-6-4, 22 pts
4th in Pacific, 9th in West, 21st in NHL	Standings	5th in Central, 7th in West, 13th in NHL
2.05 (30th)	GF/GP	3.53 (2nd)
2.81 (9th)	GA/GP	2.89 (12th)
14.0% (27th)	Power Play	28.1% (5th)
82.9% (6th)	Penalty Kill	80.3% (15th)
TEAM LEADERS	Stats	TEAM LEADERS
Pontus Aberg (6G)	Goals	Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon (12G)
Rickard Rakell (10A)	Assists	Mikko Rantanen (22A)
Rickard Rakell (13P)	Points	Mikko Rantanen (29P)
Adam Henrique, Pontus Aberg (2PPG)	PPG	Gabriel Landeskog (4PPG)
N/A	SHG	Vladislav Kamenev (1SHG)
Ryan Getzlaf (19:31), Hampus Lindholm (25:29)	TOI/GP (F&D)	Nathan MacKinnon (22:16), Eric Johnson (21:59)
Ondrej Kase (67.57), Andy Welinski (47.96)	SAT% 5on5 (F&D)	Alexander Kerfoot (52.01), Eric Johnson (49.67)
John Gibson	GOALIES	Semyon Varlamov
6W-7L-4OT	Record	6W-5L-2OT
0.928	Save %	0.926
2.55	GAA	2.32

The Line-Ups

Rickard Rakell - Ryan Getzlaf - Ondrej Kase

Andrew Cogliano - Ryan Kesler - Jakob Silfverberg

Nick Ritchie - Adam Henrique - Pontus Aberg

Brian Gibbons - Kalle Kossila - Kiefer Sherwood

Jacob Larsson - Josh Manson

Josh Mahura - Brandon Montour

Marcus Pettersson - Andy Welinski/Jake Dotchin

Ryan Miller

Kevin Boyle

Injuries: Corey Perry, Cam Fowler, Patrick Eaves, Max Comtois (Conditioning Assignment), Carter Rowney, Hampus Lindholm, John Gibson (Maybe?)

Gabriel Landeskog - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko Rantanen

Alexander Kerfoot - Tyson Jost - Colin Wilson

Sheldon Dries - Carl Soderberg - Matt Calvert

Sven Andrighetto - Vladislav Kamenev - Gabriel Bourque

Samuel Girard - Erik Johnson

Ian Cole - Tyson Barrie

Mark Barberio - Patrik Nemeth

Philipp Grubauer

Semyon Varlamov

Injuries: J.T. Compher, Matt Nieto