The Anaheim Ducks (21-35-9) are on the road to take on the Calgary Flames (29-23-13) at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday. Anaheim is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss against the Canucks on Wednesday. Brock McGinn and Troy Terry each scored once for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal had 31 saves in the loss.
Calgary beat the Wild 1-0 (SO) on Tuesday. 19 players found the net for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom had a dominant performance with 40 saves to record his first shutout of the season.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Flames won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-2 (OT) victory in December, their fourth straight win against Anaheim. Brett Ritchie, Michael Stone, and Rasmus Andersson were on the scoresheet for Calgary. Jakob Silfverberg and Mason McTavish were on the scoresheet for Anaheim. Markstrom got the win, saving 21 of 23 shots (.913%).
FACING OFF
Anaheim is averaging 2.49 goals per game for the season, 31st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flames team that is allowing 3.03 goals a game (14th). Meanwhile, Calgary has found the net 3.05 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Ducks are allowing opponents to score a league-worst 4.03 goals per game.
Calgary averages more shots/game (35.4) than most teams in the league, ranking second, though the team’s 8.7% shooting percentage is 32nd. With an average of 28.8 attempts, Anaheim ranks 28th. Power play opportunities ought to be plentiful for the Flames, as the Ducks are averaging 4.54 penalties per game, third-most in the NHL.
The visitors’ 11.58 penalty minutes a game ranks fourth-highest. The home team has been penalized 4.22 times a game (8th) for an average of 9.97 minutes (11th).
The Ducks’ 15.43% power play percentage is the second-lowest in the league, while the Flames rank 23rd with a conversion rate of 19.02%. Anaheim has been equally unimpressive at penalty killing, as the away team owns the league’s third-lowest PK% at 73.42%. Calgary’s 81.86% ranks 10th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 55 points this season, Trevor Zegras is the top skater for the Ducks. He has 21 goals and 34 assists in 65 games. In the net, Anthony Stolarz (5-6-0) is Anaheim’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.73 GAA and a .897% save percentage. John Gibson (13-24-7) leads the Ducks in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 3.89 and a save percentage of .902%. Tyler Toffoli and Elias Lindholm lead the Flames in scoring with 54 and 52 points, respectively.
Toffoli has 26 goals and 28 assists, while Lindholm has 18 goals and 34 assists in 63 games. Markstrom (17-17-8) has the best goals against average for Calgary at 2.89. He has a save percentage of .893%.
HOME AND AWAY
Anaheim is 10-19-7 on the road this season. Calgary is seeking to reverse a four-game home losing streak this season.
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