The Anaheim Ducks signed Alex Stalock to a one-year contract worth $800,000 this offseason. The 36-year-old netminder has appeared in 179 career NHL contests, which includes 148 starts. In 27 appearances with the Chicago Blackhawks last season, Stalock compiled a 9-15-2 record with two shutouts, a 3.01 goals-against average, and a .908 save percentage. Adding
Ducks Goaltending
The Anaheim Ducks’ defensive group was porous during the 2022-23 season. The team allowed a league-high 39.1 shots per game and unsurprisingly surrendered the most goals against per game (4.09). The Ducks also permitted the second-most power-play goals against (78). Anaheim struggled at shot suppression in 5-on-5 situations as well, giving up the most scoring
During a season in which nearly everything has gone wrong for the Anaheim Ducks, one of the more positive developments has been taking place between the pipes. After injuries sidelined both goaltenders John Gibson (lower body) and Anthony Stolarz (lower body), the Ducks were forced to test their depth for the bulk of this most
It’s far from ideal for any organization to be cornered into relying on goaltending support from anyone other than those they positioned as their No. 1 and No. 2 heading into the season. Yet, that’s precisely where the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs currently find themselves, with both Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov now sidelined. That
The NHL Goalie Report is back! Poised to be better than ever, this series will cover all that matters most throughout 2022-23. Expect these writeups to showcase league leaders, highlight-reel saves, backups battling for starts, spotlight-worthy debuts, questionable calls, all-star performances, injury updates, and everything in between. 2022-23 NHL Goalie Report (The Hockey Writers) In anticipation of
As 2020 approaches its final, tumultuous month before the turn of the calendar year, it’s been quiet on the Anaheim Ducks’ front in terms of signings since the wee first days of the free-agent frenzy. If the season began today, Anaheim would be returning all but three players from the lineup that participated in the
Friday night was an evening to remember in the National Hockey League. We had the top two teams in the Atlantic Division keep on winning, history in Ottawa and an epic tribute in Anaheim. Vasilevskiy is a Points Machine Andrei Vasilevskiy was back in between the pipes for the Tampa Bay Lightning of Friday night
Sunday night’s National Hockey League schedule only had two games, but we saw a vintage performance from one of the best in the game. In St. Louis, a forward learned the hard way not to take a run at the goaltender. Plus, we have our Week in Review catching you up on all things goaltending.
There isn’t much to get excited about for the final game of the Anaheim Ducks’ season. Attention turned long ago to the Ducks’ offseason plans and where they might end up in the NHL draft lottery, but there is one more little-discussed storyline about a significant Ducks player. That is whether or not Ryan Miller