Red Wings at Ducks
Max Comtois has provided just what the Anaheim Ducks need with many of their top forwards sidelined with injuries. Anaheim may need even more from him if it is without captain Ryan Getzlaf for Monday's home opener against the Detroit Red Wings.
Getzlaf exited Saturday's 1-0 triumph at Arizona early in the third period with an apparent right leg injury and could miss the meeting with Detroit as no update has been given on his status. The 19-year-old Comtois, who was a second-round pick in the 2017 draft, has scored in each of the Ducks' first two games - both wins - as they have begun the season without injured forwards Corey Perry (knee), Ryan Kesler (hip), Patrick Eaves (shoulder) and Ondrej Kase (concussion). The Red Wings remain in search of their first win of the campaign after beginning their two-game California trip with a 4-2 setback in Los Angeles on Sunday. Anthony Mantha and Dylan Larkin tallied for Detroit, which has scored three of its four goals this season on the power play.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, FS Detroit, Prime Ticket (Anaheim)
ABOUT THE RED WINGS (0-1-1): Defenseman Nick Jensen made his season debut Sunday, registering one shot and a minus-2 rating in 22:51 of ice time. The 28-year-old native of Minnesota, who was a healthy scratch for the 2018-19 opener, notched 15 assists while appearing in 81 games last campaign. Dennis Cholowski, a 20-year-old blueliner who was drafted 20th overall in 2016, recorded his first multi-point performance Sunday with two assists and has collected three points (one goal) in two games to begin his NHL career.
ABOUT THE DUCKS (2-0-0): Jakob Silfverberg has yet to tally but leads the team in points with four. The 27-year-old Swede, who has hit the 40-point mark each of the last two seasons, is seven goals away from 100 for his career. Rickard Rakell, who topped the Ducks in goals (34) and points (69) in 2017-18, has notched one and three, respectively, through two games and needs three tallies to reach the century mark in the NHL.
OVERTIME
1. Despite being outshot 74-35, the Ducks have gotten off to a 2-0-0 start for the first time since 2012-13.
2. Larkin, who has recorded a goal and two assists in his first two contests after leading the Red Wings in assists (47) and points (63) last season, missed only four games in his first three NHL campaigns.
3. Monday's home opener for Anaheim will take place on the date the franchise played its inaugural game in 1993 - also against Detroit.