Quack Attack: December 2037
Is it time to consider the season over for Anaheim?
The Ducks close out December going 5-9. They sit 6
Who’s Hot:
RW Shane Wright – 14GP | 6G | 5A: Wright remains the one lone bright spot for the season for Duck fans. Which is a positive for fans as he’s got 2 years remaining on his deal. He led the team in gaols (6) and points (11) while adding in 5 assists.
RD Yanni Fraser – 14GP | 3G | 6A: Four different players (Fraser, Dan Myers, Soslanbek Imayev & Jack Hughes) finished the month with six assits on the month. Fraser led the way with adding in 3 goals.
Who’s Not:
RD - Mazden Leslie – 14GP | 1A | 21PIM | -6 ±: It might be time to remove Leslie from the top defensive pairing. The 32 year old defenseman couldn’t stay at of the penalty box in December. He averaged 1.5 PIM’s per game.
RW - Johannes Teppo – 14GP | 2G | 3A | 20PIM | -11 ±: Both Teppo and Dane McVeigh finished the month with a plus/minus of -11. Teppo added in 20 penalty minutes for good measure.
RD - Dane McVeigh – 14GP | 0G | 1A | -11 ±: Not much to say about McVeigh, if he wasn’t on the ice when a goal as scored or in the penalty box, you’d never notice he was on the team.
Quack Attack: November 2037
The Anaheim Ducks finished the month of November going 4-9, including closing the month out with a 5-game losing streak. The Ducks currently sit in 5
Who’s Hot:
RW Shane Wright – The 33 year old right winger had two goal games on both 11/17 in a 4-3 win vs Colorado and 3 days later on 11/20 when the Ducks easily beat the Lagers 5-1. For the month Wright played in 13 games with 7 goals and 4 assists.
LW Martin Smrcina – Smrcina, 25 years old, is on pace to have a career year. This month he’s accumulated 10 points while scoring 3 goals and picking up 7 assists. So far this year Smrcina has 19 points in 28 games, just 5 points shy of his career high of 24 points in 82 games last season. Smrcina has already passed his season-high of assists, which was 11 last year, he has 14 so far this season.
RW Johannes Teppo – Teppo scored only two goals during the month but he also hooked up others for 4 assists on the month. He also finished the month second in plus/minus on the team with a +6, which is two behind team leader Smrcina but three in front of both Olin Gignac & R.J. Martens.
Who’s Not:
RD Mazden Leslie – Leslie led the team with 45 penalty minutes, a whopping 31 more than anyone else on the Ducks. Through 28 games, he’s already tied last seasons total of 61 penalty minutes. His career high was in 2034-35, with the Philadelphia Flyers, as he accumulated 90 penalty minutes. For the month, Leslie had 2 assists and finished the month with a plus/minus of -6.
LW Ramjeet Sandhu – Sandhu played all 13 games this month and accumulated just 1 goal with 3 assists while accumulating 14 penalty minutes with a -14 plus/minus.
Goaltending – Both Simon Gotaas & Elijah Riley have to get better. Riley got the most starts, with 9 compared to 4 for Gotaas. However, Riley finished the month with a record of 3-6 with a .879 save percentage and 3.9 goals against average. Gotaas was a bit better in the save percentage department, .910% and a bit lower on the GAA at 3.26 but still finished the month with a 1-3 record.
Quack Attack: October 27th-31st 2037
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 2 @ ANAHEIM DUCKS 1 — YEVGENY PESTROVO (4) scored the game-winning goal early in the third period to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Anaheim's MAZDEN LESLIE (2) opened the scoring at 8:35 of the first period, assisted by JOHANNES TEPPO and MARTIN SMRCINA. FILIP SEMYONOV (2) equalized for Toronto with a power-play goal at 1:41 of the second period, assisted by MAURICE PRESTON. PESTROVO'S decisive goal came at 5:15 of the third, with YEVGENY MAKAROV providing the assist. Toronto outshot Anaheim 40-24, with BRENT NOVAK making 23 saves for the Maple Leafs. ELIJAH RILEY stopped 38 shots for the Ducks.
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DALLAS STARS 1 @ ANAHEIM DUCKS 5 - Dallas struck first with SOSLAN TAVASIYEV'S (2) goal at 11:40 of the first period, assisted by BENOÎT DALLAIRE and DUQAQ WASEEM. However, Anaheim took control in the second period, beginning with a shorthanded goal by R.J. MARTENS (4) at 1:58, assisted by RAMJEET SANDHU. ILYA RIZAYEV (4) scored the game-winning goal at 14:28, followed by a goal from JACK HUGHES (4) at 15:12. In the third period, the Ducks extended their lead with goals from JOHANNES TEPPO (3) at 2:14 and MILOSLAV KEJZLAR (3) at 14:35. Dallas was unable to respond, and the Ducks held firm to secure the win. Anaheim's ELIJAH RILEY made 20 saves, achieving a .952 save percentage. Dallas's JASON CHRISTIAN stopped 23 shots but allowed five goals. The Ducks outshot the Stars 28-21. The game saw multiple penalties, including a 10-minute misconduct for Anaheim's MAZDEN LESLIE.
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EDMONTON OILERS 4 @ ANAHEIM DUCKS 1 - MATTHEW SAVOIE (5, 6) scored twice to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. SAVOIE opened the scoring at 18:06 of the first period with an assist from PATRIK HOLADA. He added his second goal, the game-winner, at 19:19 of the second period, assisted by CHRIS RERIE and HOLADA. Edmonton extended their lead in the third period with goals from ZACHARIE FRÉCHETTE (3) at 2:55 and MICHAL PRESSL (1) at 5:58. Anaheim’s WILL BRYKS (3) scored the lone goal for the Ducks at 10:34, assisted by R.J. MARTENS and RAMJEET SANDHU. Edmonton outshot Anaheim 29-22. Oilers' goaltender RADOSLAV CZILLING made 21 saves, achieving a .955 save percentage. Ducks' goalie ELIJAH RILEY stopped 25 shots but allowed four goals.
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3 Stars of the Week:
1. LW RAMJEET SANDHU – 3 Games Played | 0 Goals | 3 Assists | -3 Plus/Minus
2. RD MAZDEN LESLIE – 3 Games Played | 1 Goals | 1 Assist | 12 Penalty Minutes
3. RW JOHANNES TEPPO– 3 Games Played | 1 Goal | 1 Assist | +1 Plus/Minus
Ducks Weekly: October 21st-26th 2037
Anaheim Ducks 3 @ St. Louis Blues 2 – It took just 32 seconds for the Blues to take the 1-0 lead as CHRISTOFFER LINDQVIST scored his fifth goal of the season. The Ducks scored two of their own in the final five minutes of the period to take the 2-1 lead into the 1
Anaheim Ducks 2 @ Seattle Kraken 3 – Seattle and Anaheim swapped goals in the first period, RAMJEET SANDHU (2) for the Ducks and ALEKSANDR VOYNOV (2) for the Kraken. Seattle took the 2-1 lead 4:31 into the second period as LANE HOFFORD netted his fourth of the season. The Ducks were able to tie it with just under four minutes left in the game with DAN MYERS scoring his fourth of the year. At 6:57 of the overtime, FATIKH NIGMATULLIN gave the Kraken the win, scoring his first goal of the season. MATEJ NOVY was in net for Seattle, stopped 42 of 45 shots for a .957 save percentage. ELIJAH RILEY got the start for Anaheim stopping 24 of 27 shots faced for a .889 save percentage.
The Ducks currently sit in 2
Sim 3 Recap
Boston Bruins 3 @ Anaheim Ducks 4 – The hometown Anaheim Ducks jumped out to the early 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Ilya Rizayev (2) and R.J. Martens (3). After the Ducks made it 3-0 just 2:24 into the second period on a Miloslav Kejzlar (2) goal, the Bruins proceeded to score 3 striaght goals to close out the second period. Dominik Petr (4, 7:33), Miroslav Brisuda (3, 10:07) and Nicolas Roux (3, 19:53).
The Ducks picked up the game-winner at 16:59 of the final period with Ramjeet Sandhu netting his first of the season. Simon Gotaas saw only 17 shots, stopping 14 of them for Anaheim while Travis O'Mahony stopped 41 of the 45 shots he faced.
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Arizona Coyotes 1 @ Anaheim Ducks 2 – Only one goal was scored in the first 40 minutes, and that was Olin Gignac (6) at 8:49 of the first to give the Ducks the 1-0 lead. Arizona tied it at 9:06 with Silas Everett scoring his second of the season before Dan Myers (3) picked up the game-winner for the Ducks with just 55 seconds remaining.
The Ducks held the Coyotes to 17 shots on goal, Elijah Riley stopped 16 of those 17. Magnus Tikkala stopped 34 of the 36 shots he faced.
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Anaheim Ducks 4 @ Arizona Coyotes 5 – It was the second of a home-and-home with the Arizona Coyotes. Both teams scored two goals each in the opening 20 minutes. Samuel Sisik (2, 4:33) and Juho Susi (2, 15:57) for the Coyotes while Ilya Rizayev (3, 12:49) and Olin Gignac (7, 19:15) for the Ducks.
Both teams swapped single goals in both the second period & the third period. Silas Everett (3) for Arizona and Shane Wright (2) for Anaheim in the second. Corey Apperson (1) for Arizona and Wright again for Anaheim in the third period.
However, the Coyotes picked up the game-winner at 5:28 of the overtime period with Phillip Sattler scoring his second of the season. Magnus Tikkala was in net for Arizona stopping 40 of 44 shots, while Simon Gotaas stopped 15 of 20 for Anaheim.
Sim 1 Recap
The Anaheim Ducks opened the 2037-38 PSHL season by playing four games, starting with two on the road at Colorado and Minnesota before heading back home to host Prince George and St Louis.
October 4, 2037: Anaheim Ducks 3 @ Colorado Avalanche 4
The Avalanche took an early lead with Jamaal Augustsson's first-period goal. The Ducks equalized early in the second period through Shane Wright, but Colorado responded with goals from Casper Eriksson and Michael Sigfuson.
Anaheim mounted a comeback in the third period with goals from Will Bryks and Markson Schnarr, forcing the game into overtime. However, penalties undid the Ducks' efforts, and Riley Augustine capitalized on a power play to net the game-winner for Colorado at 4:25 in overtime.
Fredrik Johansson made 30 saves for the Avalanche, while Elijah Riley stopped 31 shots for the Ducks.
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October 6, 2037: Anaheim Ducks 1 @ Minnesota Wild 2
Minnesota broke the stalemate in the second period, Jesse Forsyth (2) scored a power-play goal for the Wild, assisted by Jari Tervonen.
Anaheim tied the game in the third period with a goal from Camden Ianni (1), assisted by Jack Hughes. Despite chances in overtime, neither team could score, leading to a shootout where Minnesota emerged victorious.
Ben Sawyer was outstanding in goal for the Wild, making 33 saves on 34 shots, while Elijah Riley stopped 29 of 30 shots for the Ducks.
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October 8, 2037: Prince George Saw Blades 7, Anaheim Ducks 4
The high-scoring game saw Prince George take control with three goals in the first period after Anaheim initially led 2-0. Anaheim's Ilya Rizayev (1) opened the scoring just 22 seconds into the game, followed by a short-handed goal from Will Bryks (2). However, Prince George responded with goals from Chase Meyers (2), Scott Frattin (1) (also short-handed), and Jayce Puskarich (4) to lead 3-2 by the end of the first period.
In the second period, Donaldas Kurtinaitis (1) extended the lead for Prince George to 4-2. Anaheim’s R.J. Martens (1) and Olin Gignac (1) scored to tie the game at 4-4 before Koehn Ziemmer's (2) goal put Prince George ahead for good.
The third period saw Prince George cement their victory with goals from Paul Billyard (2) and an empty-netter by Jayce Puskarich (5) . Despite a solid effort by Anaheim, they were outshot 42-28. Elijah Riley made 35 saves on 41 shots for the Ducks, while Nathan Schroeder stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Saw Blades.
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October 9, 2037: St. Louis Blues 1 @ Anaheim Ducks 3
The Ducks took an early lead with two first-period goals. Jack Hughes (1) opened the scoring at 11:56, assisted by Will Bryks and Yanni Fraser. Olin Gignac (2) doubled the lead at 15:22 with assists from Johannes Teppo and Yanni Fraser.
In the second period, Jack Hughes netted his second goal of the game at 14:41, with an assist from Camden Ianni, extending Anaheim's lead to 3-0. St. Louis managed to get on the scoreboard late in the third period with a goal from Rasmus Windahl (1) at 19:15, assisted by Rick MacIsaac, but it wasn't enough to stage a comeback.
Simon Gotaas was stellar in goal for the Ducks, making 24 of 25 saves and earning a .960 save percentage. Martin Lobpreis stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Blues.
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3 Stars of the Week:
1. RW Will Bryks – 4 Games Played | 2 Goals | 2 Assists | 4 Points
2. RD Yanni Fraser – 4 Games Played | 0 Goals | 3 Assists | 3Points
3. C Jack Hughes – 4 Games Played | 2 Goals | 1 Assits | 3 Points
