Derek Lee and Patrick Present discuss Lukas Dostal's dominance early in the season The Anaheim Ducks (4-6-2) continue their six-game home stand, looking to break a two-game losing streak as they host the Minnesota Wild [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/] (9-2-2) on Friday at Honda Center. The Ducks have allowed nine goals in their last two games and are coming off of a season-worst performance in terms of expected goals for percentage at 5v5 (16.95% [https://www.naturalstattrick.com/games.php?fromseason=20242025&thruseason=20242025&stype=2&sit=5v5&loc=B&team=ANA&team2=All&rate=n]) when they lost to the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday. This will be Minnesota's second game of a back-to-back and their third game in four nights. Kirill Kaprizov enters the game as the Wild's leading scorer by a significant margin and is second in the entire NHL in scoring with 21 points in 12 games this season. He has 17 points (ten goals) in 17 career games against the Ducks. Frank Vatrano has ten points in 13 career games against Minnesota. Olen Zellweger, Jackson LaCombe, Pavel Mintyukov, and Leo Carlsson were all held without a point in a combined ten games against the Wild in their rookie years last season. Two of Ross Johnston's ten career goals have come against the Wild. Despite impressive starts to their sophomore seasons, Marco Rossi and Brock Faber combine for one point (one assist) in seven games against Anaheim in their careers. Matt Boldy has scored ten points in seven games against the Ducks in his career and has 13 points in 12 games to start 2024-25. Lukas Dostal has started three games against the Wild in his career and appeared in four, posting a 1-2-0 record and a .934 SV%. Filip Gustavsson is 3-1-0 in his career against Anaheim with a .932 SV% and one shutout. Ryan Strome and Troy Terry have a combined six goals in nine games against Gustavsson in their careers. The only other Ducks players to have beaten the Wild netminder are Cam Fowler, Brock McGinn, and Trevor Zegras. The Ducks hold a 37-33-15 record against the Wild in the history of the two franchises. Despite His Lack of Goals, Cutter Gauthier Isn’t Crying [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/editorials/despite-his-lack-of-goals-cutter-gauthier-isnt-crying] Ducks Coach, Leaders Believe Key to Turnaround Will Come With Further Commitment to Play Style [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/ducks-coach-leaders-believe-key-to-turnaround-will-come-with-further-commitment-to-play-style]
