The Anaheim Ducks will be without Trevor Zegras in their Tuesday night matchup against the Nashville Predators after the team placed Zegras on IR Monday evening.
The Anaheim Ducks will be without Trevor Zegras in their Tuesday night matchup against the Nashville Predators after the team placed Zegras on IR Monday evening.
His status on IR goes a long way in explaining his struggles early in this season, posting just one goal and two points in 12 games.
With players like Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish's strong start to the season, the Ducks don't need Zegras in the lineup right now and can afford to allow him to get healthy again.
The Ducks are coming off a big 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, a game where Frank Vatrano got back into the goal column.
While the Predators are heading into this game on a three-game losing streak.
John Gibson was strong in the net again last time out, but we might see Greg Cronin continue with the goalie rotation and start Lukas Dostal on Tuesday.
We'll also have to wait and see who comes up to replace Zegras on the top line. Alex Killorn feels like a strong fit, but he might not be up to 100% game speed after just four games back.
Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines:
Forwards:
Alex Killorn - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano - Mason McTavish - Ryan Strome
Max Jones -Adam Henrique - Jakub Silfverberg
Ross Johnston - Sam Carrick - Brett Leason
Defense:
Jackson LaCombe - Cam Fowler
Pavel Mintyukov - Ilya Lyubushkin
Urho Vaakanainen - Radko Gudas
Goalies:
Lukas Dostal
John Gibson
Nashville Predators Projected Lines:
Forwards:
Filip Forsberg - Ryan O'Reilly - Gustav Nyquist
Kiefer Sherwood - Thomas Novak - Luke Evangelista
Juuso Parssinen - Cody Glass - Philip Tomasino
Liam Foudy - Colton Sissons - Cole Smith
Defense:
Roman Josi - Dante Fabbro
Jeremy Lauzon - Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo - Tyson Barrie
Goalies:
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen