Gibson enters his 10th NHL season as the starter against the Seattle Kraken Wednesday night. The 29-year-old has failed to achieve a better than .904 SV% in any of his previous three seasons while only finishing below a 3.00 GAA only once in those three years. He will look to add a win in the stat column right out of the gate as the veteran struggled to come by them a season ago (18 wins in 56 GS).
Gibson enters his 10th NHL season as the starter against the Seattle Kraken Wednesday night. The 29-year-old has failed to achieve a better than .904 SV% in any of his previous three seasons while only finishing below a 3.00 GAA only once in those three years. He will look to add a win in the stat column right out of the gate as the veteran struggled to come by them a season ago (18 wins in 56 GS).
Leason was a second-round pick (No.56 overall) in 2019 and split his 2022 season between the AHL and NHL. During his time with the Capitals, the 6-foot-5, 218 lbs. winger had three goals and three assists in 36 games. Leason will likely battle Pavol Regenda for a bottom-6 role with the Ducks.
Gibson stopped 16 of 19 shots in the first period but was replaced by Anthony Stolarz for the start of the second period. The Ducks announced that Gibson was dealing with an upper-body injury. It's unclear if it was precautionary or if he's in danger of missing the season opener vs. Seattle on Wednesday.
Kylington missed training camp and still has yet to join the Flames due to a personal matter. There's no word on when he's expected to rejoin the team, so consider him out indefinitely and look for Nicolas Meloche to serve as the Flames' No.6 defenseman in his absence.
Zegras left the game after he was crunched at centre ice by Coyotes' forward Jan Jenik. Zegras was slow to get up and did not return to the game. Expect the Ducks to provide an update on his status in the coming days, but with the start of the Ducks' season just 13 days away, he could be in danger of missing the start of the campaign.
Strome found a home on the Rangers' second line playing with Artemi Panarin for the last three seasons, tallying 53 goals and 109 assists (162 points) in 200 games--22 goals and 45 assists (67 points) per 82-game pace. In Anaheim he should play a similar role as the No.2 centre behind Trevor Zegras but likely will not have the star power of Panarin on his wing.
Meyer was a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL draft and made his NHL debut during the 2022 season, scoring one goal with two assists (three points) in 13 games with the Blue Jackets. During his time in Cleveland (AHL), he was seventh on the team with 27 points (16G / 11A) in 57 games.
