Preview: Ducks Complete Pennsylvania Back-to-Back Tonight vs. Philly

The Geese are proper again in motion tonight for the second half of a Pennsylvania back-to-back, taking up the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Middle.

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Anaheim will look to bounce again from a troublesome loss final night time in Pittsburgh within the opener of a six-game street journey. The Geese overcame a third-period deficit to take a late lead on Trevor Zegras‘ go-ahead objective, however couldn’t hold on by a livid Penguins push, conceding the tying objective with 25 seconds left in regulation and the OT winner within the first minute of the additional session.

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“The result’s the outcome however I believed we performed a very good street sport, among the finest we have performed in opposition to a very hungry, veteran crew,” mentioned head coach Dallas Eakins.

With the loss, Anaheim fell to 12-27-5 on the season and 4-14-4 on the street.

“We have now to play an ideal sport, with the place we’re at as a crew,” Eakins mentioned. “We performed a hell of a sport. We had been opportunistic once we wanted to be…In time beyond regulation, you’ve got received your likelihood at one finish and, if you happen to do not put it in, it is coming proper again the opposite method. Clearly, the mistaken two guys for Pittsburgh had the puck on their stick.”

Netminder John Gibson turned in one other sturdy efficiency in his Pittsburgh hometown, stopping 41-of-45 photographs. 

“These targets aren’t on him,” Eakins mentioned. “His numbers could not look good however he’s an elite goalie on this league. He is some of the aggressive guys I’ve ever coached. He is a proud man and he battles each night time.”

Gibson will seemingly yield the online to former Flyer Anthony Stolarz tonight within the second half of the back-to-back. Stolarz, a 2012 second-round decide by Philadelphia who performed his first 19 NHL video games within the orange, white and black, gained his solely profession begin in opposition to his unique NHL membership, stopping 30-of-33 photographs in a 5-3 Anaheim win final April at Wells Fargo Middle.

The Flyers would be the lone rematch of the Geese’ six-game journey, after Philly earned a 4-1 at Honda Middle two weeks in the past yesterday.

“I believed all people chipped in, simply performed a easy sport, tried to go straight forward,” Flyers coach John Tortorella mentioned that night time. “These are robust video games typically if you’re out west, and you are going residence the following day. Typically the blokes neglect to play
the sport and I respect how they dealt with themselves. They concentrated, performed a easy sport and I believed all people contributed.”

Philadelphia (18-19-7, 43 factors) sits seventh within the Metropolitan Division, seven factors again of the Jap Convention’s second Wild Card spot.