HighDanger

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Pacific Division · Est. 1993

Anaheim Ducks

2025–26 · 43–33–6 · 92 pts · #3 Pacific

GM: Pat Verbeek HC: Joel Quenneville

STANLEY CUP

2007

Team xGF%

50.6

% · all situations · HighDanger xG

Identity

High-event possession

Top-3 leaguewide xGF/60

Contention window

Emerging

First playoff berth since 2017-18

Coach

Quenneville

System reset: short-pass possession

Avg age · forwards

27.9

computed from roster

Team Identity

High-event · Possession-flip rebuild graduation

Built around a top-three-pick young core in Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier, anchored by breakout Jackson LaCombe and a workhorse goalie in Lukas Dostal. Joel Quenneville's hire flipped the system from dump-and-chase chaos to short-pass possession, and the early underlying numbers backed it. The Ducks rank top-3 leaguewide in 5v5 shot attempts, high-danger chances, and xGF/60. Veteran scoring from Kreider and Granlund finally gave the kids real top-six insulation, and rookie Beckett Sennecke, second in NHL rookie scoring behind Demidov, accelerated the timeline by a year. First playoff berth since 2017-18 validates the rebuild.

5-year points history

Regular-season points, last five seasons.

Organization strength

Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).

Forwards · 16 39.9

top Leo Carlsson (78.5) league 40.1 NHLe pts/82

Defense · 11 27.5

top John Carlson (69.3) league 25.3 NHLe pts/82

Goalies · 5 .886

top Vyacheslav Buteyets (0.9029) league .895 SV%

Forwards

Lines: even-strength via DailyFaceoff

L · #61

Cutter Gauthier

41G · 28A · 69P · 0.91 P/GP

C · #91

Leo Carlsson

29G · 38A · 67P · 0.96 P/GP

R · #19

Troy Terry

19G · 38A · 57P · 0.93 P/GP

Line 1

L · #17

Alex Killorn

15G · 18A · 33P · 0.40 P/GP

C · #64

Mikael Granlund

19G · 22A · 41P · 0.71 P/GP

R · #45

Beckett Sennecke

23G · 37A · 60P · 0.73 P/GP

Line 2

L · #20

Chris Kreider

22G · 28A · 50P · 0.67 P/GP

C · #25

Ryan Poehling

11G · 25A · 36P · 0.48 P/GP

R · #23

Mason McTavish

17G · 24A · 41P · 0.55 P/GP

Line 3

L · #28

Jeffrey Viel

3G · 7A · 10P · 0.22 P/GP

Tim Washe

2G · 3A · 5P · 0.13 P/GP

Ian Moore

4G · 8A · 12P · 0.18 P/GP

Line 4

Defense

10G · 25A · 35P · 0.43 P/GP

Pair 1

LD · #34

Pavel Mintyukov

8G · 14A · 22P · 0.30 P/GP

RD · #74

John Carlson

14G · 46A · 60P · 0.84 P/GP

Pair 2

Tyson Hinds

0G · 0A · 0P · 0.00 P/GP

RD · #14

Drew Helleson

2G · 13A · 15P · 0.25 P/GP

Pair 3

Goaltending

Starter

G · #1

Lukas Dostal

30-20-4 · .888 SV% · 3.10 GAA

Backup

G · #33

Ville Husso

10-8-2 · .884 SV% · 3.25 GAA

Injury report (4)

via CBS Sports

Troy Terry· Hip Radko Gudas· Ankle Drew Helleson Ryan Poehling· Upper Body

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