Mikeal Backlund is in the top-25% of the league in speed bursts over 32km/hr with 76. He’s in the top-5% in 29-32km/hr speed bursts with a whopping 459. But high-end speed? He has only one instance of going above 35km/hr. Well below league average. #Flames #NHLEdge pic.twitter.com/ingffsTIbf
Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey reviews the scheduled games and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will win in head-to-head matchups.
The Ducks will cap a short two-game road trip tonight and shoot for their fourth straight win, facing off with the division rival Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. PUCK DROP: 6 P.M. PT | WATCH:
The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.
The Anaheim Ducks have put themselves in position to play meaningful games in the season's second half and possibly join the hunt for a playoff spot.
Philipp Grubauer has become an easy target to describe the underachievement of the Kraken over the past two seasons.
Elias Pettersson could be the odd man out in Vancouver. What does he bring, where could he land and what does Vancouver need?
Mason McTavish scored the tying goal early in the second period and assisted on Robby Fabbri’s go-ahead goal 4:35 later, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-4 victory
Mason McTavish continued his torrid scoring stretch with a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Tuesday night. Robby Fabbri, Jackson LaCombe and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist and Troy Terry and Cutter Gauthier also scored for the Ducks,
BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the Calgary Flames. Calgary has gone 24-18-7 overall with a 7-4-1 record against the Pacific Division. The Flames have conceded 145 goals while scoring 130 for a -15 scoring differential.
Follow @Hockey_Comps Follow @HB_Ducks It’s been seven years since the Anaheim Ducks last made the playoffs, with the organization entering a much-needed rebuild but now still tr