Gameday Preview: Anaheim Ducks vs Detroit Red Wings

The Anaheim Ducks are coming off a 4-3 SO win over the Flyers on Sunday Night. It was a game that saw John Gibson set a career high for save in a game with 51 (55 counting the shootout).

Anaheim has a 5-game point streak coming into tonight in which they’ve have a 2-0-3 record depositing 7 out of a possible 10 points. They are currently two points back of the Sharks in the Pacific Division. They have a 10-4-4 record since November 25th. If one want to go back even further, they’re 19-9-7 since October the 20th.

The Detroit Red Wings come in off that thrilling OT game falling 5-4 to The Maple Leafs in the Centennial Classic on Sunday. They started the season 6-2 but have gone 10-14-5 since that start. They are 15 points back in the Atlantic Division, 6 out of the final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference.

This is the 2nd meeting of the season, Red Wings won the 1st meeting at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit 6-4.

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The Game featured:

Rickard Rakell, Shea Theodore and Cam Fowler were the goal scorers in the game.

They went 2/2 in Power Plays, had 25 shots on goal (only five in the third period), four penalties, six turnovers, and were 30-37 at the faceoff dot.

The Series History

This is the 115th meeting All-Time between these 2 teams.

So, the fans can expect that this game to be a closely contested game like the other 10 games that were decided by 2 goals or fewer.

Opening puck drop at 7:30 P.M. Pacific on Fox Sports West and AM 830 KLAA for the radio feed.