Ducks Take on Kings in Preseason Finale Tonight
By Omar Zaman
The Ducks will take on the Kings tonight at Honda Center in the final preseason game for both clubs. The Kings played last night to a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche and have an impressive 4-2-1 record during the preseason. The Ducks, meanwhile, are 4-3 in an up-and-down preseason where the latest game was a significant “down” with a 6-0 loss to the Sharks on Friday night.
The Ducks roster is almost completely set as I wrote about here and we will have an NHL lineup tonight. The Kings also have only a few more cuts to make, so tonight’s roster will be very close to their regular season lineup. The game will be a fun one to watch.
Tonight’s lineup is below. The fourth line is always changing and won’t be set in stone until the pre-game skate, and the same can be said about the third defensive pairing.
FORWARDS
Bobby Ryan – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Joffrey Lupul – Saku Koivu – Teemu Selanne
Erik Christensen – Andrew Ebbett – Ryan Carter
Evgeny Artyukhin – Petteri Nokelainen – George Parros
DEFENSE
Scott Niedermayer – Luca Sbisa
Ryan Whitney – James Wisniewski
Nick Boynton – Brendan Mikkelson
GOALIES
J.S. Giguere (starting) – Jonas Hiller
Sorry fans, no TV tonight.