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WHO: Anaheim Ducks (7-7-3) vs Minnesota Wild (9-4-2)
WHAT: The Ducks’ old coach brings his defensive juggernaut to Anaheim, to attempt to stifle Pontus Aberg’s frighteningly elite zone entries and piercing heart throb eyes.
WHERE: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
WHEN: 1900hrs PST, 2200 EST
HOW: FS-N, NHL.TV, SN, PRIME
Stat Pack
| ANAHEIM ABERGS | versus | MINNESOTA WILD |
|---|---|---|
| ANAHEIM ABERGS | versus | MINNESOTA WILD |
| 7-7-3, 17 points | Record | 9-4-2, 20 points |
| 5th in Pacific, 10th in West, 19th in NHL | Standings | 2nd in Central, 3rd in West, 5th in NHL |
| 2.35 (30th) | GF/GP | 3.07 (18th) |
| 2.71 (9th) | GA/GP | 2.67 (7th) |
| 14.6% (25th) | Power Play % | 20.4% (15th) |
| 78.9% (18th) | Penalty Kill % | 86% (4th) |
| ABERG | Stats | TEAM LEADERS (NOT ABERG) |
| 1.27 (2nd on team) | G/60 | Zach Parise (1.11) |
| 1.77 (6th on team) | P/60 | Zach Parise (2.5) |
| 6.8 (5th on team) | Shots/60 | Jason Zucker (11.61) |
| 13.59 (3rd on team) | iCF | Jason Zucker (17.01) |
| 5.95 (6th on team) | iSCF | Jason Zucker (10.53) |
| 3.4 (2nd on team) | iHDCF | Eric Staal (5.84) |
| 0.85 (2nd amongst forwards) | Rebounds Created Per 60 | J.T. Brown (1.86) |
| 1.7 (1st on team) | Penalties Drawn | Jason Zucker (1.89) |
| 5.52 (4th amongst forwards) | Hits Made | Marcus Foligno (18.08) |
| John Gibson | NOT ABERG (GOALIES) | Alex Stalock |
| 5W-5L-3OT | Record | 2W-1L-0OT |
| 0.933 | Save % | 0.895 |
| 2.41 | GAA | 3.30 |
Lineups
Anaheim Ducks
Rickard Rakell - Ryan Getzlaf - Patrick “Not Aberg” Eaves
Kiefer Sherwood - Adam Henrique - Jakob Silfverberg
Andrew Cogliano - Ryan Kesler - Brian Gibbons
Pontus “WTF AM I DOING ON THE 4TH LINE” Aberg - Isac Lundestrom - Ben Street
Jacob Larsson - Hampus Lindholm
Cam Fowler - Josh Manson
Marcus Pettersson - Brandon Montour
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Injured: Carter Rowney, Corey Perry. Ondrej Kase, Nick Ritchie
Just quickly... What do you think of Aberg on the 4th line, Hilary?
Hmmm, you’re not selling that. What about on the top line?
Sigh. Me too, Hilary, me too.
Minnesota Wild
Jordan Greenway - Eric Staal - Charlie Coyle
Zach Parise - Mikko Koivu - Mikael Granlund
Jason Zucker - Joel Eriksson Ek - Nino Niederreiter
Marcus Foligno - Eric Fehr - J.T. Brown
Ryan Suter - Mathew Dumba
Jonas Brodin - Jared Spurgeon
Nick Seeler - Greg Pateryn
Injured: Nada
Numbers for Nerds and Nerdettes:
100%. That is the percentage of Anaheim Ducks head coaches that need to put Pontus Aberg back on the top line. Unironically, it is also the percentage of anti-Aberg, hate-spewing, Duck loathing hillbillies, who suck farts from dead seagulls’ arses. Get on the Aberg train, or get rid of your memberships people. Toot-fucking-Toot.