The Anaheim Ducks (2-2-1) will take on the San Jose Sharks (0-4-2) on Tuesday night at Honda Center.
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Both teams need a win entering this game. The Ducks will play their final home game before heading to the East Coast for a tough four-game series against the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
This will be the Sharks first game of a four-game road trip as well as they will next take on the Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights, and the Utah Hockey Club.
Lukas Dostal will get the start in this game for the Ducks. His last outing against the Sharks was in the Ducks’ season opener in San Jose, a 30-save shutout performance. He is now 1-1-0 career agains San Jose with a .926 SV%. Only two Sharks have scored against Dostal, Tyler Toffoli and Klim Kostin each have beaten him once.
Mackenzie Blackwood will oppose him in the opposite crease for the Sharks for his 200th career game. He is 3-2-0 in his career against Anaheim with a .906 SV%.
Mason McTavish will play in this game on a new line. He has two goals in three games in his career against Blackwood and has nine points in nine career games against the Sharks.
Troy Terry has scored 17 points in 24 career games against the Sharks, but has only managed two goals and is sporting a career shooting percentage of 4.1%. Terry needs two goals to reach the 100-goal plateau in his career.
Robby Fabbri will likely be playing alongside Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier in this game. He is one goal away from reaching 100 in his career as well.
Will Smith will be in search of his first career point and new Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky is in search of his first career win.
This will be the second of three matchups between the Ducks and Sharks this season. The Ducks have won the last three contests and are 8-2-0 in their last ten games vs San Jose.
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