NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 10/16/24

Utah Hockey Club (3-1-0, 6 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (1-1-0, 2 pts)
Venue: Honda Center
Date: Wednesday, October 16
Time: 8:00 MT / 7:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN+ / Vict / KCOP / Utah
Radio:
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM / Ducks Stream

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Utah -1.5
Anaheim +1.5
O/U 6.5

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Utah Hockey Club:

Utah’s Dylan Guenther was named the NHL’s first star of the week for the week ending October 13 after leading the NHL in goals with 5. Utah lost defenseman Sean Durzi for the foreseeable future in the team’s first loss of the season to the New Jersey Devils. Durzi was seen in a sling after the game and will need to be reevaluated by team doctors.

Anaheim Ducks Notes:

In their last game on Sunday night, Anaheim lost 3-1 to Vegas on the second night of a back-to-back. Troy Terry had the lone goal for the Ducks. The Ducks didn’t perform well at home last season with a 12-26-3 record at the Honda Center, Anaheim will be looking to reverse that trend in the 2024-25 season as they open their home slate against a Utah team that has been strong early in the season.

Utah Hockey Club Lineup(Subject to Change):

Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz
McBain-Cooley-Guenther
Crouse-Kerfoot-Doan
Maccelli-Stenlund-O’Brien

Kolyachonok-Sergachev
Valimaki-Kesselring
Cole-Bortuzzo

Ingram
Vejmelka

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lineup(Subject to Change):

Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn
Fabbri-McTavish-Zegras
Vatrano-Strome-Terry
McGinn-Lundstrom-Leason

Zellweger-Gudas
Fowler-Luneau
Mintyukov-Dumoulin

Dostal
Reimer

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Players To Watch:

Utah – Barrett Hayton is among a large group of Utah forwards that have had a hot start to the season. Hayden has 5 points in 4 games, centering the top line with Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz. Hayton has struggled with consistency and injuries in the past but seems to have found his groove early in the season.

Anaheim – Young center Leo Carlsson was brought along slowly by the Ducks last season as Anaheim eased him into the NHL. With a year under his belt, the Ducks would like to see Carlsson become a consistent threat offensively and blossom into a top-line pivot for many years to come.

Injury Report:

Utah –
D Sean Durzi – IR – Est. return December 18
C Nick Bjugstad – IR – Est. return November 2
D John Marino – IR – Est. return October 19

Anaheim –
G John Gibson – IR – Est. return November 8
D Jackson Lacombe – Day to Day – Game-Time Decision
RW Troy Terry – Day to Day – Game-Time Decision
C Isac Lundestrom – Day to Day – Game-Time Decision

Next game

Utah – October 19 vs. Boston
Anaheim – October 18 at Colorado

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