Helleson will slot right back into the lineup after sitting out Monday's game against the Maple Leafs. Helleson will take the place of Pavel Mintyukov, who is out with a lower-body injury.
Mintyukov just recently returned to the lineup after missing time with a lower-body injury, but will be sidelined again on Wednesday. The 22-year-old defenseman is averaging 18:26 time-on-ice and has 20 points (8G / 12A) in 68 games this season.
Dostal has played well lately, but is coming off a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers despite saving 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%). The 25-year-old Czech goalie will look to begin April the way he ended March, with a solid 2.60 GAA and .914 SV% in his last five games (3-1-1). The Ducks enter Wednesday's contest as slight -107 road favourites against a San Jose Sharks team that has gone 2-0-1 in its last three games, keeping itself within reach of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.
Gudas returned from a one-game absence due to an injury on Monday, playing 7:05 time-on-ice and recording 17 penalty minutes in a 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he will return to the sidelines on Wednesday against the San Jose Sharks. The 35-year-old Czech defenseman is averaging 16:18 time-on-ice, recording 13 points (2G / 11A), and 160 hits in 55 games this season.
With Cutter Gauthier (upper body) out of the lineup on Wednesday, the Ducks will turn to Gaucher to draw in for his NHL debut. The 22-year-old Gaucher was drafted 22nd-overall by the Ducks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He has 26 points (12G / 14A) in 57 games this season with the San Diego Dulls (AHL).
Dostal has played well lately, but is coming off a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers despite saving 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%). The 25-year-old Czech goalie will look to begin April the way he ended March, with a solid 2.60 GAA and .914 SV% in his last five games (3-1-1). The Ducks enter Wednesday's contest as slight -107 road favourites against a San Jose Sharks team that has gone 2-0-1 in its last three games, keeping itself within reach of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.
Harkins suffered a hand injury early in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks, exiting the game after only 2:05 time-on-ice. The 28-year-old Harkins is averaging 9:35 time-on-ice and has eight points (3G / 5A) in 44 games this season.
Gauthier scored a goal early in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but suffered an upper-body injury and exited the game after only 3:20 time-on-ice. The 22-year-old Cauthier is having an excellent season in Anaheim, with 65 points (38G / 28A) in 73 games. Gauthier will miss at least one game, but his injury is not a long-term concern.
Gauthier scored a goal early in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but suffered an upper-body injury and exited the game after only 3:20 time-on-ice. The 22-year-old Cauthier is having an excellent season in Anaheim, with 65 points (38G / 28A) in 73 games. An update on Gauthier's status should be provided before Anaheim returns to action on Wednesday against the San Jose Sharks.
With Radko Gudas (lower body) and Pavel Mintyukov (lower body) returning to Anaheim's lineup, Helleson will join Frank Vatrano as a healthy scratch on Monday. The 25-year-old Helleson is averaging 17:15 time-on-ice and has 12 points (2G / 10A) in 54 games this season.
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).
Mintyukov did not play in Anaheim's previous game, but he will return to the lineup on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old defenseman is averaging 18:26 time-on-ice and has 20 points (8G / 12A) in 67 games this season.
Husso has had a semi-regular workload in recent weeks and will return to the crease on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs for his sixth start in Anaheim's last 14 games. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has earned his increased workload with serviceable play in the backup position, posting a solid 2.60 GAA and .918 SV% in five games this month (3-2-0). The Ducks enter Monday's contest as -184 home favourites against a Maple Leafs team coming off a one-sided 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Gudas was issued a five-game suspension after a vicious season-ending knee-on-knee collision with Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this month. The 35-year-old Gudas missed Anaheim's previous game due to a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup on Monday against an angry Maple Leafs team. Gudas has 13 points (2G / 11A) and 160 hits in 54 games this season.
Mintyukov did not play in Anaheim's previous game, but he could return to the lineup on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old defenseman is averaging 18:26 time-on-ice and has 20 points (8G / 12A) in 67 games this season.
Gudas was issued a five-game suspension after a vicious season-ending knee-on-knee collision with Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this month. The 35-year-old Gudas missed Anaheim's previous game due to a lower-body injury, but could return to the lineup on Monday against an angry Maple Leafs team.
