Derek Lee and Patrick Present discuss Lukas Dostal's dominance early in the season The Anaheim Ducks (4-4-2) will open their six-game home stand on Sunday evening against the Chicago Blackhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/] (4-7-1), who will be wrapping up their own five-game road trip. The Ducks are a bit starved for offense at the moment having only scored seven goals in four games on their East Coast swing. On the other side, the Hawks have been a bit leaky, allowing 25 goals in their last seven (3.57 goals per game). This marks the third matchup between 2023 first-overall pick Connor Bedard and 2023 second-overall pick Leo Carlsson. They're each 1-1-0 head-to-head in their careers. Takeaways from the Ducks 7-2 Loss to the Blackhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/game-day/takeaways-from-the-ducks-7-2-loss-to-the-blackhawks] Bedard has six points in three career games against the Ducks while Carlsson is scoreless in two games against Chicago. In the one Ducks vs Blackhawks game where Bedard played while Carlsson was injured in 2023-24 (March 12), Bedard scored a goal and added four assists in a 7-2 route of Anaheim. During their first matchup against each other on Dec. 7 in Chicago, a 1-0 Hawks win, the Hawks only played Bedard for 1:57 against Carlsson. During their second meeting in Anaheim, a 4-0 Ducks win, the Ducks matched up Carlsson against Bedard for 6:22. In that game, Bedard was held off the scoresheet, but dominated possession numbers, earning 60% of the shot attempts share and 85.03% of the expected goals share [https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20232024&game=21105]. Takeaways from the Ducks 4-0 Victory over the Blackhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/game-day/takeaways-from-the-ducks-4-0-victory-over-the-blackhawks] Brett Leason has four goals and six points in seven career games against the Blackhawks and is shooting 25%. Alex Killorn has 23 points in 28 career games against Chicago. Ryan Donato is off to a hot start this season with six goals and eight points in his first ten games. Troy Terry's former US Olympic teammate in 2018 has scored 11 points in 21 career games against the Ducks. Former Duck Pat Maroon returns to Honda Center in this game. He's tallied two goals and 11 assists in 18 games since he was traded from Anaheim in 2016. Lukas Dostal has started four games against Chicago in his career and appeared in five. He's posted a 2-2-0 record, including his first career shutout on March 21, and a .950 SV%. In 16 games against the Blackhawks in his career, James Reimer is 8-5-3 with a .896 SV% and two shutouts. Petr Mrazek has played 11 games against the Ducks in his career (ten starts), having posted a 5-4-1 record with a .914 SV% and one shutout. Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome have a combined three goals on 66 shots (4.5%) in their careers against Mrazek. Arvid Soderblom has gone 1-1-0 against Anaheim in his young career and has posted a .909 SV%. The Ducks are 53-42-12 all-time against the Blackhawks. Inside the Ducks’ “Up and Down” Road Trip [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/inside-the-ducks-up-and-down-road-trip] Ducks Legend Getzlaf Conveys Desire for NHL Front Office Role [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/ducks-legend-getzlaf-conveys-desire-for-nhl-front-office-role]
