Having started their newest three-game homestand with a victory against Vegas, the Arizona Coyotes (7th in Central Division) will try to continue in similar fashion while hosting the Anaheim Ducks (8th in Pacific), who have managed to win just one of their last seven outings.
The Anaheim Ducks (13-29-5) failed to register consecutive victories after following up last Thursday’s 5-3 road triumph at the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 6-3 setback against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday. After trailing 2-0 in the opening frame, the Ducks tied the game twice in the following period before allowing three unanswered strikes in the final third. Trevor Zegras (17 goals, 40 points this year) picked up two markers and an assist for Anaheim, which is 1-5-1 in its last seven overall fixtures, going 1-2-1 on its current six-date road trek.
Goalie John Gibson made 33 saves on Saturday and has now taken his ongoing performance tally to 8-20-4 for the season with a 4.11 GAA and a .895 save percentage. He has posted an 8-4-5 previous record against the Arizona Coyotes with a 2.52 GAA and a .915 save percentage. The Ducks, meanwhile, are scoring the absolute lowest amount of goals per game this year (2.34), while giving up the absolute highest quantity on the defensive end (4.19). They are 3rd from the bottom in both power play (16.2% success rate) and penalty kill (72.0% proficiency).