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Coming off a thrilling overtime victory against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, the Ducks are right back at it on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings at the arena formerly known as Staples Center for the second game of a back-to-back (SEGABABA).
The Kings are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Monday. Quinton Byfield scored the Kings' lone goal in highlight fashion, outmuscling Shane Wright in front of the net before deftly deflecting the puck down to the ice with one hand before sweeping it into the net in one motion.
The fourth and final Freeway Faceoff of the season, the Ducks have a chance to even the season series. The Ducks have scored just one goal in regulation in each of the three previous matchups and have been outscored 4-7 in total.
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"LA's a very good team, especially in their building," Frank Vatrano said. "I think they have the best record in the league at home. They're just as structured, if not more structured, than the team we just played. Can't be too stubborn. Just gotta make the plays in front of us. If we're turning pucks over, they're gonna kill us with their transition game. We just need to play a hard game, 60 minutes. We've done well against them this year, so just gotta keep it going."
Cutter Gauthier, who scored the game-tying and game-winning goals on Wednesday and has four goals in his last two games, will look to keep his goalscoring streak going against the Kings. They are the only Pacific Division opponent that Gauthier has not registered a point against in his NHL career.
Ducks Projected Lines
Cutter Gauthier - Leo Carlsson - Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano - Ryan Strome - Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras - Mason McTavish - Sam Colangelo
Jansen Harkins - Isac Lundeström - Brett Leason
Jackson LaCombe - Radko Gudas
Oliver Kylington - Olen Zellweger
Pavel Mintyukov - Drew Helleson
Lukáš Dostál (confirmed)
Kings Projected Lines
Andrei Kuzmenko - Anže Kopitar - Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala - Quinton Byfield - Alex Laferriere
Warren Foegele - Phillip Danault - Trevor Moore
Jeff Malott - Samuel Helenius - Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov - Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke
Darcy Kuemper (projected)
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