The Anaheim Ducks (23-41-10, 56 points, 7th Pacific) look to play spoiler on Thursday when visiting the Seattle Kraken (40-25-8, 88 points 4th Pacific) in a battle between two Pacific Division rivals. Anaheim was defeated by the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 on Monday and has lost each of the last five. The Ducks have been eliminated from postseason contention. Seattle was defeated by the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Monday and the Kraken have alternated between wins and losses in each of their last seven games. Seattle currently holds the first of two Western Conference Wild Card spots three points ahead of Winnipeg. Anaheim will play without Jamie Drysdale, Adam Henrique, John Moore, Anthony Stolarz and Troy Terry amongst others. Seattle will play without Andre Burakovsky, Joonas Donskoi and John Hayden.
The Anaheim Ducks are scoring an average of only 2.53 goals per game which is next to last in the NHL, while allowing an average of 4.04 goals per game which is last in the NHL. Anaheim takes an average of 28.5 shots per game which is 29th and allows an average of 39.0 shots per game which is 32nd or last in the league. Anaheim’s power play is 29th, scoring 16.6% of the time the Ducks have the man advantage and its penalty kill unit is 30th, successfully holding opponents scoreless 73.1% of the time the Ducks are short-handed.
Trevor Zegras, who is listed as questionable for Thursday, is the leading goal scorer with 22, the leader in assists with 37 and the leader in points for Anaheim with 59. The second leading goal scorer is Troy Terry with 21 but Terry is out injured. Anaheim has eight players that have scored 10 goals or more but the highest has just 22. With Terry sidelined, Cam Fowler is second in assists with 33 and second in points with 43. Anaheim has scored only 34 goals on the power play in 74 games. Goalie John Gibson is 14-29-8 with a 3.95 goals against average, .900 save percentage and one shut out.
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