Anaheim Ducks News

Dostal's last outing was in Monday's 4-1 win over the New York Rangers, an excellent effort where he saved 26 of 27 shots (.963 SV%). The 25-year-old Czech goalie returns to the crease on Friday against the Dallas Stars, looking to build on a 2.73 GAA and .905 SV% in 19 games (12-6-1). Dostal struggled in a meeting against the Stars last month, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%), but salvaged a 7-5 victory. The Ducks enter the action on Friday as slight -100 home underdogs.

With Anaheim on the 2nd half of their back-to-back, Ville Husso will take the crease as the Ducks head to Columbus on Tuesday. The 30-year-old backup netminder has struggled when called upon this season, shown by his 5-3-0 record, 3.16 GAA and .888 SV%. He heads to Columbus to take on the floundering Blue Jackets, who are in the midst of a five game losing streak.

Helleson will take a seat on Monday in favour of Pavel Mintyukov. Helleson has two goals and seven assists in 32 games this season.

Mintyukov will slot right back into Anaheim's lineup after sitting out the Ducks game in New Jersey on Saturday. Drew Helleson will sit in his place.

Dostal returned from a multi-week absence due to injury and showed some rust on Saturday, allowing three goals on 21 shots (.857 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. The 25-year-old Dostal has been solid most of the season, posting a 2.80 GAA and .904 SV% in 17 games (11-5-1) before his injury. The Ducks enter Monday's contest as +102 road underdogs against a Rangers team that snapped a three-game losing skid (0-2-1) with a 5-4 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

Carlsson has not played since December 2nd, regularly a game-time decision in games since, but will to the lineup on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 35-year-old Carlsson was putting together an impressive campaign before his injury, with 23 points (6G / 17A) in 26 games.

Husso stopped 44 of 47 shots in the Ducks shootout win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Husso has won three straight starts while stopping 81 of the 88 shots that he's faced, filling in admirably for the injured Lukas Dostal and Petr Mrazek. Tonight, he will face the Islanders, where the Ducks are +111 road underdogs. With 13 games on the schedule on Thursday, you probably don't need to risk streaming Husso against an Islanders team that has won four of their last five games.

Husso stopped 44 of 47 shots in the Ducks shootout win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Husso has won three straight starts while stopping 81 of the 88 shots that he's faced, filling in admirably for the injured Lukas Dostal and Petr Mrazek. Tonight, he's expected to face the Islanders, where the Ducks are +111 road underdogs. With 13 games on the schedule on Thursday, you probably don't need to risk streaming Husso against an Islanders team that has won four of their last five games.

Carlsson has not played since December 2nd, regularly a game-time decision in games since, but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 35-year-old Carlsson was putting together an impressive campaign before his injury, with 23 points (6G / 17A) in 26 games.

Carlsson has not played since December 2nd, regularly a game-time decision in games since, but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 35-year-old Carlsson was putting together an impressive campaign before his injury, with 23 points (6G / 17A) in 26 games.

Husso and the Ducks will be in search of a third straight victory when they travel to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Husso was superb in Sunday night's 7-1 win over the Blackhawks, stopping 19 of the 20 shots he faced. Anaheim's de facto starting netminder carries a 4-2-0 record into Tuesday night's matchup against the Penguins, where the Ducks enter action at an even +100 on the money line.