Anaheim Ducks (17-34-7, 8th in the Pacific Division) vs. the Washington Capitals (28-25-6, 6th in the D.C. Division)
Washington. Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
The bottom line: The Washington Capitals interfered in a game against the Anaheim Ducks as they lost five straight games.
Washington has gone 14-12-3 indoors and 28-25-6 overall. The Capitals are 14-5-4 in games in which they convert at least one power play.
Anaheim is 17-34-7 overall and 8-18-6 on the road. The Ducks have a scoring differential of -101, with 142 goals scored and 243 goals allowed.
Thursday’s match is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
Best players: Alexander Ovechkin scored 32 goals and 22 assists for the capital. Evgeny Kuznetsov has scored three goals and added two assists in his last 10 matches.
Trevor Zegras scored 19 goals and 29 assists for the Ducks. Frank Vatrano has scored seven goals and added two assists over his last 10 matches.
Last 10 games: Capitals: 3-7-0, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.1 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes with 3.1 goals given up per game.
Ducks: 3-5-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 5.1 penalties and 14.2 penalty minutes with 4.3 goals given up per game.
Injuries: Capitals: Carl Hagelin: outside (hip), John Carlson: outside (face), Anthony Mantha: day-to-day (upper body), Alex Ovechkin: outside (personal), Connor Brown: outside (lower-body) ).
Ducks: Urho Vaakanainen: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: out (shoulder), John Klingberg: day in and day out (lower body), John Moore: out (undisclosed), Justin Kirkland: out (undisclosed about him), Troy Terry: out (upper body), Anthony Stollers: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
