Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf has announced that hell retire after this season, leaving a few last opportunities for the crowd at Honda Center to show their appreciation. Getzlaf, whose climb to primetime included a standout junior stint with the Calgary Hitmen, will hang em up as Anaheims all-time leading scorer.
POINTS LEADERS
FLAMES
Johnny Gaudreau 69 GP, 34 G, 61 A, 95 PTS, +50
Matthew Tkachuk 69 GP, 32 G, 53 A, 85 PTS, +42
Elias Lindholm 69 GP, 35 G, 35 A, 70 PTS, +47
DUCKS
Troy Terry 64 GP, 31 G, 26 A, 57 PTS, -5
Trevor Zegras 64 GP, 17 G, 33 A, 50 PTS, -21
Cam Fowler 67 GP, 8 G, 28 A, 36 PTS, -9
The Ducks are playing out the string, destined to miss the playoffs for a fourth consecutive campaign. They have managed just one win in the span of almost a month, with a 1-9-3 record during that stinky stretch.
The first quest for the Calgary Flames was to snap their losing skid. That mission was accomplished with Monday's 3-2 win over the surprising Los Angeles Kings.
Next up for the Pacific Division-leading Flames (41-19-9, 91 points) is to take advantage of a favorable schedule, with their four-game trip heading down the road to face the struggling Anaheim Ducks (28-31-8, 68 points) on Wednesday.
The trip, which includes stops against the San Jose Sharks and expansion Seattle Kraken -- the two clubs below the Ducks -- is an opportunity for the Flames to strengthen their hold on the division lead. Both the Kings and Edmonton Oilers are hot on their heels.
"We have a big road trip here and didn't play too, too well toward the end of our home stand," said forward Johnny Gaudreau, who scored twice in the Los Angeles victory. "To get on the road here -- it feels like it's been a while since we've been on a road trip -- it's kind of nice. You get to have ... a road-trip mentality. We started off with a big win and have another big one coming up against Anaheim."
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Can't keep losing to teams we shouldn't if we wanna win the Pacific, so its a big game - gotta put a string together here to fend off the stupid, ugly moutherbreathers that some call the 'Oilers'
This is a game the team needs to win. Not because anything major is on the line but more that this team needs to take care of business within the division especially against the bottom teams.
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This is a game the team needs to win. Not because anything major is on the line but more that this team needs to take care of business within the division especially against the bottom teams.
I just think they need a good trip ... doesn't matter where the wins come but 2-1-1 or 3-1-0.
Glad they're 1-0-0 to start.
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