2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
15
Games played
15
Points
.500
Points %
-3
Goal diff
3-7
Last 10
36 GF · 44 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

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This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
3.60
3.33
+0.27
Goals against / game
3.80
3.51
+0.29
Expected goals for / game
3.12
3.40
−0.28
Expected goals against / game
3.49
3.35
+14.0
Expected-goals share
47.3%
50.4%
−3.2
Shot-attempt share
48.2%
52.2%
−4.0
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

43 posts
at Vancouver CanucksW 5–4

Ducks hold off the Canucks

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 6–3

Ducks pull away from the Senators

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vs Buffalo SabresL 7–6

Sabres hold off the Ducks

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vs Vancouver CanucksL 6–5

Canucks edge the Ducks in overtime

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 5–4

Ducks run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New Jersey Devils7:00 PM ET

The Devils are the model's lean over the Ducks — with PDO regression in play

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at New York Islanders7:00 PM ET

Ducks at Islanders: a true toss-up

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at New York Rangers7:00 PM ET

Ducks at Rangers: too close to call

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vs Boston BruinsL 4–2

M. DiPietro stands tall as the Bruins edge the Ducks

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vs Calgary FlamesL 4–2

Flames hold off the Ducks

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at Calgary FlamesW 4–2

Ducks hold off the Flames

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at Winnipeg JetsW 5–1

Ducks run the Jets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Edmonton OilersL 5–2

Oilers pull away from the Ducks

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vs Florida PanthersW 3–2

Granlund's overtime winner gives the Ducks a 3-2 win over the Panthers in the home opener

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Three young centers, three five-year deals. Per minute, shot share, and what happens with each on the ice.

Celebrini, Carlsson, Bedard: Value Past The Points

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at Vegas Golden KnightsW 4–3

Ducks steal one from the Golden Knights against the run of play

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Anaheim opens in Vegas against the team that ended its season. The skill up front is signed for years; the blue line that has to protect it is almost entirely new.

The forwards are locked in. The defense is the question.

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at Los Angeles KingsL 6–2

Kings run the Ducks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at San Jose SharksL 10–0

Sharks shut out the Ducks, 10-0

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vs Los Angeles KingsL 2–1

Kings steal one from the Ducks against the run of play

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They controlled play at five-on-five all year. Then the goaltending and the finishing both went the wrong way at once.

The Ducks were not as bad as 92 points

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vs San Jose SharksW 6–2

Ducks pull away from the Sharks

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at Nashville PredatorsW 5–4

Ducks run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Minnesota WildL 3–2

Wild steal one from the Ducks against the run of play

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vs Vancouver CanucksL 4–3

Canucks edge the Ducks in overtime

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vs San Jose SharksW 6–1

Ducks run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Nashville PredatorsL 5–0

Predators shut out the Ducks, 5-0

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vs Calgary FlamesL 5–3

Flames hold off the Ducks

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vs St. Louis BluesL 6–2

Blues pull away from the Ducks

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at San Jose SharksL 4–3

Sharks steal one from the Ducks against the run of play

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsL 5–4

Maple Leafs edge the Ducks in overtime

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at Edmonton OilersL 4–2

Oilers hold off the Ducks

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at Calgary FlamesW 3–2

Ducks edge the Flames in overtime

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at Vancouver CanucksW 5–3

Ducks hold off the Canucks

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vs Buffalo SabresW 6–5

Ducks run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Utah Hockey ClubW 4–1

L. Dostal stands tall as the Ducks edge the Mammoth

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 3–2

Flyers run the Ducks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensW 4–3

Ducks hold off the Canadiens

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 2–0

Senators shut out the Ducks, 2-0

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at Toronto Maple LeafsL 6–4

Maple Leafs hold off the Ducks

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at Winnipeg JetsW 4–1

Ducks run the Jets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs St. Louis BluesL 4–0

Blues shut out the Ducks, 4-0

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vs Montreal CanadiensW 6–5

Ducks edge the Canadiens in a shootout

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