GDT: Game 28: Wild @ Ducks - 9PM Central / 5AM Finland - FS-N

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Bazeek

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The essentials

Who:
Minnesota Wild (13-11-3) at Anaheim Ducks (12-11-6)
Puck drop: 9:08 p.m. CT

The opponent


Playing the middle contest of a three-game homestand, the Anaheim Ducks are coming off a 3-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Ducks, who have won just twice in their past nine games dating back to Nov. 22
Corey Perry's 21 points lead the Ducks offensively. Rickard Rakell has a team-leading eight goals.
Goaltender John Gibson is 8-10-2 with a 2.97 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage.

Connections


• Wild coach Bruce Boudreau served as the Ducks head coach in parts of five seasons (2011-16), compiling a record of 208-104-40 (.647), including four straight Pacific Division titles (2012-16).
• Wild coach Bob Woods served as an assistant coach on Boudreau's staff with Anaheim for two seasons (2012-14).
• Wild forward Matt Cullen was selected by Anaheim in the second round (35th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and skated in 427 games with the Ducks, registering 200 points (65-135=200) in six seasons (1997-03).
• Wild forward Chris Stewart skated in 56 games with Anaheim, totaling 20 points (8- 12=20) and 73 penalty minutes (2015-16).
• Wild forward Daniel Winnik played two seasons with the Ducks, collecting 49 points (12-37=49) in 124 contests (2012-14).

Close calls


Minnesota is 5-6-0 in its last 11 contests at Honda Center. Six of those games have been decided by one goal.
 
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Sweet, GDT as soon as I woke up this AM. :thumbu:

Ducks are another team hovering around the WC spot in the West.

I'm interested to see a Granny/Staal/Nino line. I've been saying it should be tried since this offseason.
 

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Sweet, GDT as soon as I woke up this AM. :thumbu:

Ducks are another team hovering around the WC spot in the West.

I'm interested to see a Granny/Staal/Nino line. I've been saying it should be tried since this offseason.
It'll be interesting to see how the lines work out. Has it been a full year since Granlund and Koivu were apart?

Neither team seems to be doing great right now, though the addition of Henrique seems to have given the Ducks a little shot in the arm. Glad we're catching them before guys like Getzlaf and Kesler are back... though I'll probably eat those words.
 

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When Anaheim gets healthy, they're going to have really good center depth... Yikes.
 

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Ouch. Sounds like Cullen is a scratch tonight. If I were him, I'd be kicking myself for not retiring after the Cup win. He's kind of stuck on this ship that is really taking on water right now.
 

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It's strange how he can't carve out a role right now. He led the Penguins' forwards in TOI in Game 6 of the SCF last year. I wonder what the deal is.
 

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It's strange how he can't carve out a role right now. He led the Penguins' forwards in TOI in Game 6 of the SCF last year. I wonder what the deal is.
His role changes every game because he has new linemates every game. One night his wings are Stewart and Foligno and the next they are Mitchell and Ennis. That's two completely different styles of play. He looked like he was starting to figure it out with Winnik, but then that pairing ended.
 
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