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Anaheim Ducks
Frank Vatrano
Age: 32Position: R
TOI Ovr
26%
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37%
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Goals
49%
Assists
30%
Power-Play
46%
SOG
59%
Plus/Minus
15%
Hits
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Vatrano is expected to draw back into the lineup vs. Buffalo on Thursday.

Vatrano was a healthy scratch for Anaheim's last game but will draw back into the lineup vs. Buffalo on Thursday as he takes the spot of Nikita Nesterenko. The 32-year-old has two goals and three points in seven games this season while mostly playing a bottom-six role and averaging 11:50 TOI.

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Vatrano is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Florida on Sunday.

Vatrano failed to make an impact across 10:34 TOI in Anaheim's opening night win and will now be a healthy scratch as Sam Colangelo enters the lineup vs. Florida on Sunday. The 32-year-old is in his 12th NHL season and fifth with the Ducks, having closed out 2025-26 on a low note with just five goals and nine points in 50 games played.

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Vatrano is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Toronto on Monday.

After three straight twenty-goal seasons, Vatrano's production has plummeted this season. The 31-year-old forward has just four goals and four assists through 46 games. He will be a healthy scratch on Monday, along with Drew Helleson, to accommodate the returns of Radko Gudas (lower body) and Pavel Mintyukov (lower body).

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Vatrano will be a healthy scratch in Utah on Friday.

Mason McTavish will return from a two-game absence, replacing Vatrano on Friday against the Utah Mammoth. The 32-year-old Vatrano is having a miserably season after scoring over 20 goals in his previous three campaigns with the Ducks. He only has eight points (4G / 4A) in 44 games this season.

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Vatrano will be a healthy scratch vs. Winnipeg on Tuesday.

Jansen Harkins will re-enter Anaheim's lineup on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets, sending Vatrano to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old Vatrano is averaging 12:18 time-on-ice and has just eight points (4G / 4A) through 41 games, a steep decline after scoring over 20 goals in his previous three seasons.

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Vatrano (personal) will be a game-time decision vs. Winnipeg on Friday.

Vatrano has not played since the end of December, but could return to the lineup on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 31-year-old Vatrano has scored over 20 goals in each of his past three seasons, but has struggled to produce in 2025-26, with only six points (3G / 3A) through 38 games.

Frank Vatrano
3-year, $13,713,567 contract with the Anaheim Ducks. 3 million per year is deferred salary to be paid out at 900K per year for 10 years beginning in 2035. Includes 7 team No Trade Clause.. Expires 2028 (UFA).

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2025-01-05T23:59:00.000Z
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