After three days off, the Ducks return to play against the Vancouver Canucks. They are coming off a thrilling 4-3 overtime win on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/game-day/takeaways-from-the-ducks-4-3-ot-win-over-the-golden-knights-1]. “I thought (Saturday) was a pretty good game, Olen Zellweger said. “ I thought we just played well all night. Playing in a tight game. I don't think that affected us, which was good. We were steady the whole way, we never got impatient. A mature game, I thought. We played a really good all night. We’ve got to build off that tonight.” “I like the way we competed,” Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville said. “I thought our start was ordinary, like a lot of the games this year, and I thought that we bounced back in that game. When the game was on the line in the third, I thought we played really smart hockey. We did a good job in the overtime period. It was a very competitive game, like the game we saw in Vegas. And it was a meaningful game, too, so I liked the response when the game was on the line.” Nov 22, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Anaheim Ducks celebrate their overtime win against Vegas Golden Knights at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Corinne Votaw-Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/4c3a37d0-1867-4ff6-a195-4e8f259c6a6d.jpeg] Nov 22, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Anaheim Ducks celebrate their overtime win against Vegas Golden Knights at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Corinne Votaw-Imagn Images The Canucks are currently on a three-game losing streak and have lost six of their last seven games. They are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames on Sunday. “They’ve got some skill,” Quenneville said. “They’ve got some injuries they're dealing with. At the same time, when I look at the league and the games, all of a sudden, teams look like they're falling out and win three in a row, and everybody's in the mix. So you can't discount anybody, and you’ve got to be ready each and every night. (This was the) first time we've had three days off in a long time. It'll be an interesting response for us, knowing that our starts have been concerning us some nights, but I think that we want to make sure that we get off to a good beginning here.” “We want to really be moving the puck a lot,” Zellweger said. “They're going to be competitive. I think they play a hard-nosed game, too, so being efficient with the puck, getting up ice, joining the play when we can (is key).” Beckett Sennecke Is More Than A Manchild [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/beckett-sennecke-is-more-than-a-manchild] Goaltender Lukáš Dostál is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, which means Petr Mrázek will start against the Canucks. Ville Husso has been recalled from AHL San Diego in a corresponding move. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen did not travel with the Canucks due to a personal matter, which now leaves the Canucks without their No. 1 and No. 2 goaltenders. Thatcher Demko is currently on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, though he did travel with the team. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olen Zellweger speaks to the media following the Ducks’ morning skate at Honda Center. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ducks Projected Lines Cutter Gauthier - Leo Carlsson - Beckett Sennecke Chris Kreider - Mason McTavish - Troy Terry Frank Vatrano - Ryan Strome - Alex Killorn Ross Johnston - Jansen Harkins - Nikita Nesterenko Jackson LaCombe - Drew Helleson Olen Zellweger - Jacob Trouba Pavel Mintyukov - Radko Gudas Petr Mrázek (confirmed) Canucks Projected Lines Evander Kane - Elias Pettersson - Jake DeBrusk Brock Boeser - David Kämpf - Conor Garland Drew O'Connor - Aatu Räty - Kiefer Sherwood Arshdeep Bains - Max Sasson - Linus Karlsson Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek Elias Nils Pettersson - Tyler Myers Marcus Pettersson - Tom Willander Nikita Tolopilo (confirmed)
