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Leo Carlsson (91) Celebrates as he scores his first career NHL hat trick.

Anaheim Ducks Tie Single Season Hat Trick Record

The Anaheim Ducks have been lighting up the scoreboard this season with an incredible hat trick frenzy, making 2023 a memorable year for fans. Leo Carlsson recently sealed the deal with a late powerplay goal, marking the team’s fourth hat trick in just 13 games – a feat that ties a franchise record set seven […]

Can the Anaheim Ducks Keep It Up?

The Anaheim Ducks are exceeding all expectations so far in 2023-24. They are one of the hottest teams in the NHL, on a six-game winning streak, and just handed the Vegas Golden Knights their first regulation loss of the year. The Ducks currently sit in the first wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference with […]

Leo Carlsson Scores in NHL Debut

Ladies and gentlemen, Leo Carlsson has arrived. The second overall pick in this year’s draft made his NHL debut tonight against the Dallas Stars and proved he belongs in the NHL as an 18-year-old, scoring a goal and playing an overall great game against a true Stanley Cup contending team. Carlsson’s style of play came […]

Young Talent Shines, but Penalties Sink Ducks in Season Opener

The 2023-2024 season is officially underway, and the Ducks kicked things off with a 4-1 loss at the hands of the reigning Stanley Cup champions Vegas Golden Knights last night. Coming off a season where the Ducks finished dead-last in the NHL and had a franchise-worst winning percentage, the Ducks did not play as badly […]

Five Burning Questions Facing the Anaheim Ducks in 2023-24

The Anaheim Ducks will be looking to enter the 2023-24 season with a new lease on life. The team’s social media account has even appointed this a “new era of Ducks hockey.” They will finally be looking to crawl out of the gutter and into relevancy after the worst five-year stretch in franchise history was […]

Opinion: The Curious Case Of The Anaheim Ducks

In the not-too-distant past, the Anaheim Ducks were perennial playoff contenders. Between their Stanley Cup win in the 2006-07 season and their final playoff appearance in 2017-18, they reached the playoffs 10 out of those 11 years, including 2 Western Conference Final appearances in 2014-15 and 2016-17, and 5 straight Pacific Division Titles between 2012-13 […]

The Detroit Red Wings Need to Add a Goaltender

The Detroit Red Wings are a young, up-and-coming team in the Eastern Conference who have taken steps in the right direction over the last couple of years. They were in the hunt for a wild card spot for much of last season but ended up missing the playoffs for the seventh straight year. Goaltending continues […]

A Look Back at the Best Draft in Anaheim Ducks History

With the NHL Entry Draft quickly approaching, there is much to be excited about if you are an Anaheim Ducks fan. One of the best prospect pools in the league is about to add nine draft picks that include a second overall pick (likely University of Michigan star Adam Fantili), three second-round picks (No. 33, […]

Taking More Looks at What Dubas Should Do This Offseason

In my last article, I looked at some of the top targets for the Penguins that they could acquire either through trades or in free agency. Today, I look at more likely moves that Kyle Dubas could make as the Pens’ interim GM, the player he should keep, and who the Penguins should take in […]

Juuse Saros in net for the Nashville Predators

A Red-Hot Goaltender Market

The free agency period is less than a month away; teams can make massive improvements or risk anchoring themselves with an albatross of a contract through free agency. Not every year, you can sift through goaltenders and see multiple top goaltenders available through the free agency market. It’s also not every year when multiple established […]