3. Comebacks
In the regular season, the Ducks had 26 comeback wins, tying the Montreal Canadiens for the most in the NHL. Two came against the Golden Knights. They also had 12 third-period comeback wins, the most in the League.
The Golden Knights had 21 comeback wins and 10 third-period comeback wins.
In the first round, Anaheim and Vegas each had three comeback wins, tied for the most among the 16 teams.
The Golden Knights had three third-period comeback wins, more than any other team. The Ducks had one too.
“Anything can happen,” Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb said. “You’re never really out of it, right?”
Ducks projected lineup
Cutter Gauthier — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry
Alex Killorn — Mikael Granlund — Beckett Sennecke
Chris Kreider — Ryan Poehling — Mason McTavish
Jeffrey Viel — Tim Washe — Ian Moore
Jackson LaCombe — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — John Carlson
Tyson Hinds — Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
Ville Husso
Scratched: Frank Vatrano, Olen Zellweger, Jansen Harkins, Ross Johnston
Injured: Radko Gudas (lower body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden — Mitch Marner — Mark Stone
Tomas Hertl — William Karlsson — Reilly Smith
Cole Smith — Nic Dowd — Colton Sissons
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Rasmus Andersson
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak
Carter Hart
Adin Hill
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Brandon Saad, Akira Schmid, Keegan Kolesar
Injured: Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body)
Status report
Terry has a maintenance day, but will play. Karlsson practiced Thursday and Sunday. Coach John Tortorella announced on Monday he will play for the first time since Nov. 8.
NHL.com independent correspondent Paul Delos Santos contributed