Ducks at Golden Knights preview
Gibson expected in net for Anaheim; Fleury can pass Joseph for sixth in goalie wins in NHL history
by Danny Webster / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
DUCKS (16-18-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (21-15-6)
3 p.m. ET; SN1, SN (joined in progress), ATTSN-RM, FS-W, NHL.TV
The Game
Marc-Andre Fleury can move up to sixth place in goalie wins in NHL history when the Vegas Golden Knights host the Anaheim Ducks at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.
Fleury tied Curtis Joseph for sixth with his 454th win in a 4-1 victory against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. He trails New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist by four wins for fifth.
The Golden Knights are 5-2-1 in their past eight games.
The Ducks, who are 2-1-1 in their past four games, are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss at home to the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. They defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 at home Dec. 27.
John Gibson is expected to start in net for Anaheim.
Players to watch
Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg has seven points (three goals, four assists) in the past nine games.
Golden Knights forward Mark Stone has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in the past 10 games, including two goals in the win against the Coyotes.
They said it
"It's about consistency. Vegas was one of the best games we've played in a long time. We need to find our legs a little more. It's going to happen, but I think it's been happening a little too much recently." -- Ducks goalie John Gibson
"Our difference is when we're skating. We definitely didn't have our legs [in the loss to the Ducks]. We're a team where if we don't skate, we don't have success." -- Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Sam Carrick
Max Comtois -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones -- Sam Steel -- Ondrej Kase
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Devin Shore -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Cam Fowler -- Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Larsson -- Korbinian Holzer
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Michael Del Zotto
Injured: Nick Ritchie (knee), Troy Terry (knee), Derek Grant (shoulder), Rickard Rakell (upper body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Alex Tuch -- Paul Stastny -- Cody Glass
William Carrier -- Tomas Nosek -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Nick Holden -- Shea Theodore
Jon Merrill -- Deryk Engelland
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Nicolas Hague
Injured: Cody Eakin (upper body)
Status report
The Ducks did not practice Monday. ... Gibson has allowed at least two goals in each of his past 10 starts. ... Anaheim recalled Sprong from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... Eakin has been skating on his own, but there is no timetable for his return.
Stat pack
Getzlaf has not had a point in his past six games. ... Pacioretty has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in the past 10 games.