Ryan Strome gives his thoughts on the Ducks 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers In their final game of 2024, the Ducks will take on the New Jersey Devils. The Ducks are coming off a stellar comeback victory on Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/game-day/takeaways-from-the-ducks-5-3-win-over-the-oilers], a terrific response from their 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/game-day/takeaways-from-the-ducks-3-1-loss-to-the-flyers] the previous day. The Devils come into town on three days' rest after falling 5-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Dec. 28. In the previous matchup between the Ducks and the Devils in New Jersey, the latter got the best of the former. The Devils tacked on six goals in their Oct. 27 victory over the Ducks, who were on the second game of a back-to-back (SEGABABA). Ducks forward Leo Carlsson emphasized how dangerous the Devils are because of their speed and that the Ducks' legs were "just not there" in that 6-2 loss. "I think it's a different game when we play at Honda Center," Carlsson said. "We got a great win yesterday (against the Oilers) too. (We want to) build off of that." After missing the last two games due to illness, John Gibson appears ready to return to game action. He was a full participant in today's practice and could potentially be in line to start tomorrow against the Devils after Lukáš Dostál worked both ends of the matinee back-to-back this past weekend. Brock McGinn (lower-body) was placed on injured reserve before Sunday's game against the Oilers, leaving the Ducks without a healthy extra forward for the time being. Ducks Projected Lines Frank Vatrano - Ryan Strome - Troy Terry Cutter Gauthier - Mason McTavish - Robby Fabbri Alex Killorn - Leo Carlsson - Brett Leason Ross Johnston - Isac Lundeström - Jansen Harkins Jackson LaCombe - Radko Gudas Brian Dumoulin - Jacob Trouba Pavel Mintyukov - Drew Helleson John Gibson (projected) Devils Projected Lines Ondrej Palát - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt Timo Meier - Nico Hischier - Stefan Noesen Paul Cotter - Erik Haula - Dawson Mercer Kurtis MacDermid - Curtis Lazar - Nathan Bastian Brendan Dillon - Dougie Hamilton Jonas Siegenthaler - Johnathan Kovacevic Luke Hughes - Brett Pesce Jake Allen (projected)
