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Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild prediction

Anaheim Ducks5–6–1 · Home Minnesota Wild9–3–2 · Away10:00 PMDec 1

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Anaheim Ducks

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

8:41 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
39	Jeff Malott LW	10:30	2	3	5
64	Mikael Granlund C	15:25	2	6	8
45	Beckett Sennecke RW	13:04	7	3	10

23 points this season

61GauthierLW

91CarlssonC JC28CaulfieldRW

2nd line

9:38 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
61	Cutter Gauthier LW	13:00	3	4	7
91	Leo Carlsson C	12:37	4	9	13
28	Judd Caulfield RW	11:58	2	2	4

24 points this season

18GreerLW TW42WasheC

12ColangeloRW

3rd line

8:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	A.J. Greer LW	12:05	4	2	6
42	Tim Washe C	15:25	3	3	6
12	Sam Colangelo RW	8:49	1	3	4

16 points this season

17KillornLW RM95McQueenC NN13NesterenkoRW

4th line

4:55 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Alex Killorn LW	13:45	1	4	5
95	Roger McQueen C	6:20	0	0	0
13	Nikita Nesterenko RW	6:08	2	1	3

8 points this season

2LaCombeD NW47WarrenD

1st pair

10:36 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
2	Jackson LaCombe D	21:27	1	9	10
47	Noah Warren D	16:31	0	4	4

14 points this season

DH14HellesonD

34MitchellD

2nd pair

9:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
14	Drew Helleson D	17:00	0	0	0
34	Travis Mitchell D	16:22	0	1	1

1 points this season

TL67LuneauD TH55HindsD

3rd pair

8:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
67	Tristan Luneau D	15:40	1	5	6
55	Tyson Hinds D	13:45	0	0	0

6 points this season

Power play unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

TW42WasheF

17KillornF

2LaCombeD NW47WarrenD

Penalty kill unit 1

3:16 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
42	Tim Washe F	15:25	3	3	6
17	Alex Killorn F	13:45	1	4	5
2	Jackson LaCombe D	21:27	1	9	10
47	Noah Warren D	16:31	0	4	4

25 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:40 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
64	Mikael Granlund F	15:25	2	6	8
45	Beckett Sennecke F	13:04	7	3	10
47	Noah Warren D	16:31	0	4	4
34	Travis Mitchell D	16:22	0	1	1

23 points this season

Goalies: Lukas Dostal #1 (Projected) · Ville Husso #33 (Backup)

Minnesota Wild

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

10:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Kirill Kaprizov LW	22:33	14	9	23
14	Joel Eriksson Ek C	19:36	4	5	9
12	Matt Boldy RW	20:18	5	6	11

43 points this season

20ColemanLW

47McCarronC

10BrinkRW

2nd line

5:34 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman LW	15:29	4	1	5
47	Michael McCarron C	12:32	1	5	6
10	Bobby Brink RW	12:34	1	3	4

15 points this season

22YurovLW YT13TreninC MS49ShabanovRW

3rd line

4:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Danila Yurov LW	13:31	4	0	4
13	Yakov Trenin C	12:45	0	2	2
49	Maxim Shabanov RW	13:45	4	2	6

12 points this season

19PitlickLW

78SturmC

38HartmanRW

4th line

4:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
19	Tyler Pitlick LW	6:43	0	0	0
78	Nico Sturm C	11:15	0	1	1
38	Ryan Hartman RW	12:41	1	1	2

3 points this season

3MäättäD

25BrodinD

1st pair

10:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
3	Olli Määttä D	22:22	1	2	3
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3

6 points this season

43HughesD

46SpurgeonD

2nd pair

6:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
43	Quinn Hughes D	29:54	3	13	16
46	Jared Spurgeon D	10:01	1	4	5

21 points this season

24BogosianD MK26KierstedD

3rd pair

5:15 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
24	Zach Bogosian D	14:26	0	0	0
26	Matt Kiersted D	9:42	0	1	1

1 points this season

Power play unit 1

5:58 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Kirill Kaprizov F	22:33	14	9	23
12	Matt Boldy F	20:18	5	6	11
14	Joel Eriksson Ek F	19:36	4	5	9
49	Maxim Shabanov F	13:45	4	2	6
43	Quinn Hughes D	29:54	3	13	16

65 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:35 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman F	15:29	4	1	5
22	Danila Yurov F	13:31	4	0	4
38	Ryan Hartman F	12:41	1	1	2
10	Bobby Brink F	12:34	1	3	4
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3

18 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:01 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Danila Yurov F	13:31	4	0	4
78	Nico Sturm F	11:15	0	1	1
3	Olli Määttä D	22:22	1	2	3
24	Zach Bogosian D	14:26	0	0	0

8 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:58 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman F	15:29	4	1	5
47	Michael McCarron F	12:32	1	5	6
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3
46	Jared Spurgeon D	10:01	1	4	5

19 points this season

Goalies: Jesper Wallstedt #30 (Projected) · Calvin Pickard #31 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (29)

Jeff Malott · Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0
Mikael Granlund · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Beckett Sennecke · Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cutter Gauthier · Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leo Carlsson · Pwinger, CC BY-SA 4.0
A.J. Greer · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Sam Colangelo · Mike Zitek/AHL, CC BY 2.0
Alex Killorn · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
Jackson LaCombe · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travis Mitchell · TheAHL, CC BY 4.0
Lukáš Dostál · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.5
Ville Husso · Fabien Perissinotto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kirill Kaprizov · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Joel Eriksson Ek · JennG, CC BY-SA 2.5
Matt Boldy · Dominic Dobrzensky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Blake Coleman · Elliott Connor, CC BY 2.0
Michael McCarron · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bobby Brink · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Danila Yurov · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyler Pitlick · Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nico Sturm · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan Hartman · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Olli Määttä · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jonas Brodin · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Quinn Hughes · Chris Baby, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jared Spurgeon · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zach Bogosian · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jesper Wallstedt · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0
Calvin Pickard · ArtBrom, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Lukas Dostal ANA

.872 save percentage

3.56 GAA · 4–4–1 · 9 starts

Jesper Wallstedt MIN

.922 save percentage

1.99 GAA · 8–2–2 · 12 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)