PREVIEW: Ducks Return to Honda Center to Welcome Leafs

PREVIEW: Ducks Return to Honda Center to Welcome Leafs

The Ducks (41-28-4) return residence for a fast one-game stint in opposition to the Maple Leafs (31-30-13).

Puck drop is about for 7 p.m. PT and can air on Victory+ and KCOP-13.

Anaheim’s successful streak got here to a halt on Saturday with a 4-2 loss to the Oilers. Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke have been liable for the crew’s targets whereas John Carlson had two assists.

Carlson’s robust begin to his Ducks profession earned him NHL Third Star of the Week honors as he had seven assists by means of three video games final week.

“We’re first in the Pacific right now, but not by much and those little details and stuff like that can get kind of overlooked and can cost you a game and a playoff series,” Gauthier mentioned. “So, we’re doing our due diligence to tighten up all those things and be ready to go, firing on all cylinders going into the playoffs.”

As Gauthier famous, Anaheim stays atop the Pacific Division with a three-point lead over Edmonton.

The Leafs are coming off a loss to the Blues on Saturday and have gone 4-6-4 within the month of March.

But all eyes on this matchup might be on the return of Radko Gudas, whose collision with Auston Matthews earned him a five-game suspension after the final time the 2 groups met.

Gudas, who has missed the final two video games for Anaheim, mentioned he’ll be again tonight and is anticipating fairly the heated affair.

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