Ducks @ Islanders PREVIEW/GAMETHREAD: Away from the City

The second of a New York back-to-back has the Ducks returning to Long Island to try and establish a win streak.

By CJ Woodling@CJWoodling Jan 20, 2019, 11:30am PST

Game 50

Date: Sunday, January 19th, 2019

Time: 12:00PM PT / 3:00PM ET

Location: Nassau Coliseum

TV: SN, MSG+, PRIME

Radio: AM830

Your Enemy: Lighthouse Hockey

The Ducks ended their 12-game losing streak and have turned it around to pull off back-to-back wins against the Wild and the Devils.

Well, “turned it around” might be a bit generous if we’re describing the Ducks play. Being heavily outshot with plenty of defensive lapses and John Gibson deciding he was done being only a decent netminder had a lot to do with it.

While Minnesota and New Jersey have had their share of struggles this recently, Anaheim’s opponent this afternoon has been on the complete opposite end of the spectrum.

After losing captain John Taveres to Toronto in the offseason, many thought that the Islanders would not be competitive. But a transition including new head coach Barry Trotz and new General Manager Lou Lamoriello gave them some hope. Then, with young stud Matt Barzal’s continued development, the elevated play of captain Anders Lee, and the outstanding (and out of nowhere) goaltending from Robin Lehner, the New York Islanders surprisingly sit at the top of the Metropolitan Division.

This is a team that will attack hard and attack fast. Barry Trotz implemented his effective system from Washington last year and has the Isles playing like well-oiled machine, evidenced by an outstanding 2-0 shutout of the Caps on Friday.

Given the Ducks recent play and the fact that the Islanders are currently on a six-game win streak, the road team will have one of their toughest tests of the past several games.

Statpack

ANAHEIM DUCKS	versus	CALGARY FLAMES
ANAHEIM DUCKS	versus	CALGARY FLAMES
32-36-10	Record	47-23-7
7th Pacific, 14th West, 25th NHL	Standings	1st Pacific, 1st West, 3rd NHL
2.33 (31st)	GF/GP	3.49 (4th)
3.05 (19th)	GA/GP	2.74 (8th)
17.4% (21st)	Power Play	20.2% (15th)
79% (25th)	Penalty Kill	79.3% (22nd)
TEAM STAT LEADERS	STAT	TEAM STAT LEADERS
Jakob Silfverberg (23)	Goals	Johnny Gaudreau (35)
Ryan Getzlaf (34)	Assists	Johnny Gaudreau (58)
Ryan Getzlaf (47)	Points	Johnny Gaudreau (93)
Adam Henrique (8)	PPG	Sean Monahan (12)
Jakob Silfverberg (2)	SHG	Mark Jankowski (5)
Hampus Lindholm (24:06), Ryan Getzlaf (19:34)	TOI/GP (D&F)	Mark Giordano (24:21), Elias Lindholm (20:09)
Ryan Getzlaf (50.81%), Andy Welinski (50.24%)	CF% 5v5 (F&D)	Matthew Tkachuk (56.94%), Oscar Fantenberg (57.95%)
Ryan Milller	GOALIES	Mike Smith
7-6-2	Record	21-15-2
0.915	Save%	0.899
2.67	GAA	2.75