The Anaheim Ducks (5-7-2) will host the Vegas Golden Knights (9-4-2) on Wednesday night at Honda Center.
The Knights enter play winless in their last two games, and the Ducks are looking to win their second in a row after snapping a four-game winless streak on Sunday against the Blue Jackets.
Takeaways from the Ducks’ 4-2 Victory over the Blue Jackets
This will be the second of four games between the two teams this season. Vegas holds the season series lead after defeating the Ducks 3-1 on Oct. 13, the Ducks’ second game of the season.
Injury Updates: Robby Fabbri did not skate today and is out with a lower-body injury. Cam Fowler and Mason McTavish didn’t skate and are day to day. pic.twitter.com/cVRWWBABtd
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 12, 2024
Former Ducks center William Karlsson missed the first meeting between the Knights and Ducks with an undisclosed injury. He has 15 goals and 26 points in 35 career games against Anaheim.
Jack Eichel enters play on a tear, having scored eight points in his last three games. This brings his season totals to five goals and 24 points in 15 games. He has 19 points in 18 career games against the Ducks.
Ivan Barbashev is on pace for a career year, scoring 17 points in 15 games, but has 10 points in 23 games against the Ducks.
Trevor Zegras has scored nearly a point per game against the Golden Knights in his career, with 11 points in 12 games.
Despite 30 shots in 18 career games, Ryan Strome has yet to score a goal against the Golden Knights franchise.
In his lone start against the Golden Knights in his career, Lukas Dostal is 1-0-0 with a .970 SV%, as he stopped 32 of 33 shots. The only Vegas player to have scored a goal against Dostal is Eichel.
John Gibson made his season debut for the Ducks on Sunday and has a 6-17-5 record in his career against Vegas with a .904 SV% and one shutout.
Ilya Samsonov got the start the last time the Ducks and Knights met, where he stopped 22 of 23 shots. He’s 3-0-0 in his career against Anaheim with a .953 SV% and one shutout.
Aiden Hill is 6-1-1 in his career against the Ducks with a .910 SV%.
The Ducks have an all-time record of 8-19-5 against the Golden Knights.
