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The Ducks have assigned goaltender Vyacheslav Buteyets to the Tulsa Oilers, Anaheim’s East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) affiliate. In addition, Anaheim has activated goaltender Lukas Dostal from Injured Reserve (IR).

Sitting six games above NHL .500, the Isles are in the thick of the Metropolitan Division race and have the look of a playoff team as we head towards the holidays. Perhaps most encouraging is the fact that the Islanders are sitting in a good spot despite playing the toughest schedule in the NHL this season.

After years of being a bottom-feeder in the NHL, the Ducks are starting to fly once again. Led by a talented young core, featuring Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlsson and goaltender Lukas Dostal, the team has been one of the best in the league over the first couple of months of the season.

Free Ducks vs. Blues predictions and NHL picks for Monday, December 1, 2025, featuring a Jordan Kyrou player prop.

Beckett Sennecke scored with one-tenth of a second left in regulation to tie the game, Ville Husso stopped all three shootout attempts after making 44 saves, and the visiting Anaheim Ducks emerged with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

The scary scene unfolded early in the third period of Anaheim’s comeback road win over the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

The Anaheim Ducks and Lady Ducks are working together to grow the game for girls through the “We Play Her Way” initiative.

Anders Lee sports four-point night (2G, 2A) including game-winner, Travis Mitchell scores first NHL goal