Keyeim ducks were eliminated from the playoffs and the Colorado avalanche seeds were locked in seeds, so there will be no impact on the Western conference rankings of the Sunday night in California, California.
The game is meaningful for young players trying to buy a base in NHL. Anaeim (35-36-8, 78 points) misses playoffs for the seventh straight season, the third longest drought in the league.
This season, 19 points more than last year-three games left-and for the first time since 2018-19, 35 matches was a leap for ducks. Anaeim has seven or smaller players in the squad and six players who have not yet celebrated their 26th birthday.
These last three games are not meaningless to them – or ducks.
“We are trying to develop an identity.” He said. “This is a different game, a different speed, a different intensity. So it is very important that they go through such games. It will help in the long run.
“These are the games we need to play comfortably. And you can measure yourself. Your competition level. Your decisions with Puck. All this is part of the Playoff environment.”
One of these young people is the 22 -year -old Mason McTavish, with 50 points (21 goals, 29 assists), the second and 20 -year -old Leo Carlsson with 44 points (20 goals, 24 assists).
Experienced Troy Terry is leading to Anaheim with 53 points (20 goals, 33 assists).
Colorado (48-29-4, 100 points) will not put the best players on the ice in the last match of the normal season. The team’s two best scorers Nathan Mackinnon (116 points) and Cale Makar (92) and Devon Toews did not travel to Southern California.
Ryan Lindgren (Upper Body), Ross Colton (Undoarted), Jonathan Drouin (Lower Body) and Josh Manson (Upper Body) stayed at home this weekend.
Drouin missed the last six matches, while Manson injured this season has not played since March 14th.
Makar finished the season as the best score in NHL, while Mackinnon chose to chase Art Ross Trophy. Makar is the first defender in 2008-09 since Mike Green, and the ninth defender to reach this sign only in NHL history.
He also broke a franchise record for points by a defender in a season.
“Yes, 30 goals of an advocate is crazy.” He said. “I would only see it twice a year. I saw the emphasis, but then he comes here and actually plays with him and sees what he’s doing every night – it’s not surprising that he can do it, I think it creates a lot every night. Seeing quite cool.”
-FELD level media
