Shore spent his entire NHL career with the Stars after he was selected in the second round (61st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. After the initial shock of the trade wore off, the 24-year-old Ajax, Ontario native expressed his excitement for this new chapter in his career. "Right now it's excitement to start fresh and get going with a great team and great organization," he said. "I'm genuinely really excited to get going."
He knows the situation the Ducks are in, having gone winless in their last 11 games. Shore says he's eager to get started and be a team-first kind of player. "Regardless of what's been going on recently, I'm just going to play my game and chip in where I can," he said. "Just do as I'm asked. Just happy to help out and do whatever they'd like."
Shore also takes pride in his two-way game. "I'm versatile. I can play up and down the lineup. Someone who plays a responsible game and plays the right way at either end of the ice. Hopefully chip in some offense when I can."
Tonight's contest marks the second stop on Anaheim's five-game road trip and the season series finale against the Red Wings. The Ducks enter the game with a 28-46-12 all-time record against the Red Wings, including a 7-27-8 mark in Detroit. Anaheim has won two straight games and three of the last four against Detroit (3-0-1). Though their all-time road mark against the Wings isn't pretty, the Ducks have won four of their last six in the Motor City (4-2-0) dating to Feb. 15, 2013. Ryan Getzlaf leads active Ducks in career scoring vs. Detroit with 41 points (11g/30a) in 38 games, including seven points (2g/5a) in his last seven. Since Adam Henrique joined the Ducks in November 2017, he has points in all three games against Detroit (1g/2a).
The Red Wings enter tonight's game with a 2-6-2 mark over their last 10 games, but ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory in Minnesota on Saturday. They currently sit in seventh place in the Atlantic Division with a 17-23-7 record and 41 points. Dylan Larkin leads the team with 44 points (18g/26a) and recently had a 14-game point streak from December 4-31, which placed him in a tie for the second-longest point streak in the NHL this season and the third-longest by any Red Wing since 1995-96. Only Henrik Zetterberg (17 games, Oct. 3, 2007-Nov. 11, 2007) and Steve Yzerman (16 games, Feb. 10, 1996-March 12, 1996) had longer point streaks.
