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Stat Pack
| ANAHEIM DUCKS | versus | DALLAS STARS |
| 34-22-12 (80 points) | Record | 37-24-6 (80 points) |
| 3rd in Pacific, 7th in West, 12th in NHL | Standings | 4th in Central, 6th in West, 11th in NHL |
| 2.76 | GF/GP | 2.85 |
| 2.65 | GA/GP | 2.60 |
| 18.20% | Power Play | 18.90% |
| 83.30% | Penalty Kill | 83.10% |
| TEAM | STAT | LEADERS |
| Rickard Rakell (30G) | Goals | Tyler Seguin (36G) |
| Ryan Getzlaf (40A) | Assists | John Klingberg (49A) |
| Rickard Rakell (58P) | Points | Tyler Seguin (62P) |
| Rickard Rakell (7PPG) | PPG | Tyler Seguin (12PPG) |
| Chris Wagner, Andrew Cogliano (2SHG) | SH | Devin Shore, Radek Faksa, Tyler Seguin, Mattias Janmark (1SHG) |
| Cam Fowler (24:32), Ryan Getzlaf (21:01) | TOI/GP (D&F) | John Klingberg (23:41); Tyler Seguin (20:32) |
| J.T. Brown (53.38), Hampus Lindholm (51.65) | SAT% 5on5 (F&D) | Curtis McKenzie (60.71) , Julius Honka (55.27) |
| Ryan Miller | GOALIES | Kari Lehtonen |
| 8-5-6 | Record | 11-7-2 |
| .925 | Save % | .919 |
| 25.96 | SA/GP | 24.13 |
Projected Lineups
Anaheim Ducks
Rickard Rakell - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano - Ryan Kesler - Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie - Adam Henrique - Ondrej Kase
Jason Chimera - Antoine Vermette - J.T. Brown
Cam Fowler - Brandon Montour
Hampus Lindholm - Josh Manson
Marcus Pettersson - Kevin Bieksa
Ryan Miller
John Gibson
Dallas Stars
Mattias Janmark - Tyler Seguin - Alexander Radulov
Jamie Benn - Radek Faksa - Tyler Pitlick
Antoine Roussel - Jason Spezza - Remi Elie
Devin Shore - Jason Dickinson - Brett Ritchie
Esa Lindell - John Klingberg
Dan Hamhuis - Greg Pateryn
Marc Methot - Stephen Johns
Kari Lehtonen
Mike McKenna
Preview
The Anaheim Ducks will look to rebound from a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Nashville Predators as they wrap up a road back-to-back in the American Airlines Center against the Dallas Stars. The Stars are coming off a loss of their own to the Nashville Predators back on Tuesday night, a 2-0 final. The Stars are currently sitting in the 1st Wild Card spot in the West, just a single point above the Los Angeles Kings and two points above the Colorado Avalanche. They will definitely want the win tonight to within a single point behind 3rd place in the Central Division, currently held by the Minnesota Wild.
The Ducks have seen a nice surge of offense from their top line, and in particular, Rickard Rakell. Rakell has been absolutely on fire recently and it's hard to imagine that Dallas is going to be giving him any space at all while he is on the ice. The Ducks will most likely need their 2nd and 3rd lines to step up offensively in order to get pucks past Kari Lehtonen and get a crucial two points of their own. Ben Bishop is currently dealing with a knee injury, and with Lehtonen in net, the Ducks need to find a way to take advantage, especially early on in the game. The Predators play a fast pace of hockey and I imagine that fatigue will become a factor down the stretch for Anaheim in this game.
Get out to an early lead, continue to push the pace offensively, and walk away with 2 points and I will say the road trip was a success, given the opponents and circumstances. Given how physical the ending of the last game against the Dallas Stars was, I would not be surprised to see the Stars try to play more physically than normal to wear down the Ducks and try to force them into unnecessary penalties. Stay composed and the chances will come. Let's do this.