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The Ducks have acquired Anton Wahlberg and the No.45 overall pick from the Sabres for Olen Zellweger.

Wahlberg was drafted 39th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, but has yet to make his NHL debut. The 20-year-old Swedish forward spent the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL, where he scored 38 points (9G / 29A) in 68 games with the Rochester Americans.

Anton Wahlberg
The Ducks signed Ian Moore to a two-year deal worth $1.15M AAV.

Anaheim has locked up a key piece of their defensive unit on Thursday after the team announced they had signed Ian Moore to a two-year deal worth $1.15M AAV. The 24-year-old is entering his second full NHL season after a successful rookie campaign in 2025-26 saw him put up four goals and 12 points in 67 games played.

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Gauthier played through two broken vertebrae in April.

Gauthier broke his L1 and L2 vertebrae against the Maple Leafs on March 30th and played the final three games of the regular season and 12 playoff games. Gauthier is expected to be recovered fully for training camp in the fall. He'll look to build on a 41-goal breakout season in 2025-26.

Cutter Gauthier
Terry played through a chronic hip impingement that will require surgery in the near future.

The Ducks managed Terry's hip injury down the stretch, giving him plenty of morning skates off towards the end of the regular season and throughout the postseason. They said that his surgery is planned for the "near future" but his timeline for return is to be determined. So consider him out indefinitely.

Troy Terry
Dostal will start Game 6 vs. Vegas on Thursday.

Dostal has been mostly reliable this postseason, but the Ducks will need him at his best as they face elimination for the first time in Game Six against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old Czech goalie played well in Game Five, saving 29 of 32 shots (.906 SV%), but lost 3-2 in overtime. He has a 2.75 GAA and .885 SV% this round in five games (2-3) against the Golden Knights. The Ducks enter a must-win Game Six as slight +100 home underdogs.

Lukas Dostal
Dostal is expected to start Game 6 vs. Vegas on Thursday.

Dostal has been mostly reliable this postseason, but the Ducks will need him at his best as they face elimination for the first time in Game Six against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old Czech goalie played well in Game Five, saving 29 of 32 shots (.906 SV%), but lost 3-2 in overtime. He has a 2.75 GAA and .885 SV% this round in five games (2-3) against the Golden Knights. The Ducks enter a must-win Game Six as slight +100 home underdogs.

Lukas Dostal
Poehling (undisclosed) is out indefinitely.

Poehling was on the recieving end of a late, dirty hit by Vegas' Brayden McNabb and has been ruled out indefinitely by Head Coach Joel Quenneville on Wednesday. The 27-year-old forward's absence will create a large gap in Anaheim's lineup after he picked up four goals and five points throughout Anaheim's first 11 playoff games.

Ryan Poehling
Dostal will start Game 5 in Vegas.

Dostal rebounded after a shaky performance in Game 3 and guided the Ducks to a series-tying 4-3 victory over the Golden Knights on Sunday. It's been an up-and-down post-season for Dostal, but he remains locked in as Anaheim's number-one netminder despite posting an .874 SV% across the opening ten games of the playoffs. Dostal and the Ducks enter a pivotal Game 5 matchup as slight underdogs at +130 on the money line.

Lukas Dostal
Dostal will start Game 3 against the Golden Knights.

After allowing three or more goals in five of six games (4-2) in the Ducks' opening-round matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, Dostal has saved 40 of 43 shots (.930 SV%) through two games in round two against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old Czech goalie was stellar in Game Two, narrowly missing his first career postseason shutout, allowing a goal in the final seconds of a 3-1 win. The Ducks enter a pivotal Game Three as slight -102 home underdogs.

Lukas Dostal
Dostal is expected to start Game 3 vs. Vegas.

After allowing three or more goals in five of six games (4-2) in the Ducks' opening-round matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, Dostal has saved 40 of 43 shots (.930 SV%) through two games in round two against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old Czech goalie was stellar in Game Two, narrowly missing his first career postseason shutout, allowing a goal in the final seconds of a 3-1 win. The Ducks enter a pivotal Game Three as slight -102 home underdogs.

Lukas Dostal
Dostal will start Game 2 in Vegas.

After allowing three or more goals in five of six games (4-2) in the Ducks' opening-round matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, Dostal saved 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%) in their second-round opener against the Vegas Golden Knights. That said, Dostal did not receive enough goal support, losing 3-1, as the Ducks find themselves in a 1-0 series deficit to the Golden Knights. The Ducks enter a pivotal Game Two as +133 road underdogs.

Lukas Dostal
Dostal will start Game 1 in Vegas.

The Ducks will of course roll with Dostal between the pipes when they open up their second round series against the Golden Knights on Monday. Dostal struggled at times during Anaheim's first-round matchup with the Oilers, but turned in his best performance of the post-season when he allowed just two goals on 27 shots in a series-clinching 5-2 victory in Game 6. Dostal and the Ducks open up round two as slight underdogs, entering action for Game 1 at +135 on the money line.

Lukas Dostal
Dostal will start Game 6 vs. Edmonton.

Dostal only lasted half of a period in Game Five, being pulled after allowing three goals on nine shots (.667 SV%), in an eventual 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, who narrowed their series deficit to 3-2. The 25-year-old Czech goalie has been far from spectacular in his introduction to playoff hockey, posting a 4.32 GAA and .864 SV% through five appearances (3-2). Still, Dostal and the Ducks can close out the series on Thursday, entering Game Six as +114 home underdogs.

Lukas Dostal
Dostal will start Game 5 in Edmonton.

Through four games in this series, Dostal has not needed to be spectacular, posting a less-than-stellar 3.75 GAA and .878 SV%. Still, timely offence has helped the Ducks jump out to a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers. The 25-year-old Czech goalie returns to the crease on Tuesday in Game Five, looking to close out the series, with the Ducks entering action as +140 road underdogs.

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