{"id":199892,"date":"2026-03-02T01:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199892\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T01:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:24:14","slug":"a-day-trip-to-orange-county-6pm-mt-snw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199892\/","title":{"rendered":"A day trip to Orange County (6pm MT, SNW)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A day after a close loss in Los Angeles, the\u00a0Calgary Flames (24-28-6, 54 points) are back at it in the second half of a back-to-back set when they face the\u00a0Anaheim Ducks (32-23-3, 67 points). It\u2019s not the world\u2019s worst travel, driving down I-5 from Los Angeles to Anaheim, but the Flames are facing a relatively fresh Ducks team that sits above them in the standings. It\u2019ll be a tough test for a scrappy Flames squad.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s broadcast begins at 6 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.<\/p>\n

The Flames<\/p>\n

Connor Zary \u2013 Nazem Kadri \u2013 Joel Farabee
Blake Coleman \u2013 Morgan Frost \u2013 Matvei Gridin
Yegor Sharangovich \u2013 Mikael Backlund \u2013 Matt Coronato
Martin Pospisil \u2013 John Beecher \u2013 Adam Klapka<\/p>\n

Yan Kuznetsov \u2013 Zach Whitecloud
Kevin Bahl \u2013 MacKenzie Weegar
Joel Hanley \u2013 Zayne Parekh<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second half of a back-to-back, so Saturday\u2019s backup, Devin Cooley, will likely start, backed up by Dustin Wolf. Brayden Pachal and Ryan Lomberg were the extra skaters on Saturday and given the Flames are coming off a loss, we would expect one or both to rotate in \u2013 especially given the Flames are playing their third game in as many nights. Tune in at warm-up to see what changes are made.<\/p>\n

The Flames have played twice since the Olympics. They played quite well against San Jose and won. They played\u00a0fine against Los Angeles but couldn\u2019t get anything going offensively, and lost. You can\u2019t fault the effort. They\u2019ve been really solid defensively, but they just need to be a bit more direct with their offensive zone play.<\/p>\n

Coming off two strong outings from Wolf, we\u2019ll see if a fresh Cooley can give the Flames a boost at the end of this road trip.<\/p>\n

The Ducks<\/p>\n

Chris Kreider \u2013 Leo Carlsson \u2013 Cutter Gauthier
Jeffrey Veil \u2013 Mason McTavish \u2013 Beckett Sennecke
Jansen Harkins \u2013 Ryan Poehling \u2013 Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston \u2013 Tim Washe \u2013 Frank Vatrano<\/p>\n

Jackson Lacombe \u2013 Jacob Trouba
Olen Zellweger \u2013 Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintuykov \u2013 Drew Helleson<\/p>\n

We\u2019re projecting Lukas Dostal to start in net, backed up by Ville Huuse. The lone healthy extra for the Ducks looks to be Ian Moore.<\/p>\n

So, uh, the Ducks are quite good. They\u2019re in a playoff spot. They\u2019re missing some key players, but they\u2019ve amassed enough strong young players, and enough depth, that they\u2019ve been able to weather the injury storm and keep chugging along. The Ducks play a fast, smart brand of hockey, and they\u2019re a team that can hurt their opponents in a lot of different ways.<\/p>\n

Unavailable players<\/p>\n

The Flames are without Sam Honzek, Jake Bean and Jonathan Huberdeau.<\/p>\n

The Ducks are without Petr Mrazek, Mikael Granlund, Troy Terry and Ryan Strome.<\/p>\n

The numbers<\/p>\n

Flames<\/p>\n

Ducks<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

Wins<\/p>\n

32<\/p>\n

54 (.466)<\/p>\n

Points (%)<\/p>\n

67 (.578)<\/p>\n

49.5%
(19th)<\/p>\n

xGF%<\/p>\n

50.5%
(14th)<\/p>\n

16.1%
(28th)<\/p>\n

PP%<\/p>\n

18.3%
(23rd)<\/p>\n

82.5%
(7th)<\/p>\n

PK%<\/p>\n

77.7%
(22nd)<\/p>\n

Head to head<\/p>\n

This is the second of four games between the Flames and Ducks this season. They\u2019ll meet again on Mar. 26 in Calgary and on Apr. 4 in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

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