Ducks vs Sharks Series Preview 2024-04-20 Ducks vs Sharks Series Preview Years go by, but your Pacific Conference quarterfinals remain the same. VideoJ’s quackers will go against BRRR’s sharks. Lets deep dive and call a winner before Simon T messes this one up. The forwards When it comes to the forward groups in play, the Ducks have some intimidating Stanley-cup winning names on top, led by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. But the Sharks also show a killer top six led by the dynamic Hyman/RNG duo that racked up 70 goals and 88 assists combined during the regular season. Yes, that would be more than your Bruins 52 goals 84 assists combined. When it comes to the bottom 6, we’ll give ANA the edge with young stars Seth Jarvis and Shane Pinto. In a shocking move at the trade deadline, the Sharks traded key center Boone Jenner to the rival Ducks for the young up and coming Ridley Grieg who will be watching from home with back spasms. Both team show very little grit up front, so don’t expect bone-crunching hits or nasty fights, with only the sharks Dakota Joshua maybe qualifying as some sort of a tough guy. ANA Left wing Center Right wing Brad Marchand Patrice Bergeron Alex DeBrincat Patrik Laine Boone Jenner Bryan Rust Adam Henrique Mikael Backlund Seth Jarvis James van Riemsdyk Shane Pinto Vladislav Namestnikov SJS Left Wing Center Right Wing Zach Hyman Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Michael Bunting Johnny Gaudreau Ryan O'Reilly Jake DeBrusk Rafael Harvey-Pinard Matt Duchene Gustav Nyquist Hudson Fasching Andreas Athanasiou Dakota Joshua The defense The Sharks and Ducks probably show the two most stacked defensive squads of the league. Bottom pairing Ds listed at 70 overall make both teams look like all-star selections. The Sharks have a far more experienced core, led by 1296 games-played Marc-Edouard Vlasic, 1011 games-played Nick Leddy and 928 games-played Ryan McDonagh. Brandon Montour should be the offensive touch and PP quarterback but there is still reason to worry after a traumatizing stay with the Vegas Golden Knights that left him with a dramatic morale. The Ducks are intimidating with this Josi and Carlson duo, they get the point. ANA Defense Defense Roman Josi John Carlson Jaccob Slavin Andrew Peeke Mikey Anderson Jakob Chychrun SJS Defense Defense Brandon Montour Ryan McDonagh Nick Leddy Marc-Edouard Vlasic Mario Ferraro Rasmus Sandin The goalies Two elite goalies here with similar regular season stats. Jarry coming off a 2.28 gaa .918 sv% season will face Shesterkin showing a virtually identical 2.30 gaa 0.917 sv% record. Lets call this one a draw. SJS : Igor Shesterkin, Jaroslav Halak ANA : Tristan Jarry, Kevin Lankinen The fans pick Your RHL GMs have spoken. Out of 7 playoff brackets published at the time of publication, 6 have the Sharks getting out alive of this highly expected matchup. The GM rivalry GM BRRR and VideoJ going head-to-head has become a spring tradition in the past years with mixed results. The Ducks had the upper hand last year in the exact same setup of the Pacific Conference quarter-final. In a parallel universe, the two well acquainted GMs also went head-to-head in the playoffs of a high bidders fantasy league for the previous past seasons. BRRR came out victorious a few weeks ago now in what should be a sign of things to come for this RHL matchup. When asked to comment this upset defeat, GM VideoJ’s last words were : “So you added desmith defensively, You’re a double cunt” and “Ugh, You just ruined Easter” Regular season record This season, the series was split evenly 2-2 with some hard fought low scoring battles. In the past 4 seasons though, the Ducks had the last laugh in 9 games out of 16. 2020-2021 : Day Game Visitor Team Score Home Team Score 2 5 San Jose Sharks 2 Anaheim Ducks 4 57 377 Anaheim Ducks 5 San Jose Sharks 3 93 627 Anaheim Ducks 4 San Jose Sharks 2 120 776 San Jose Sharks 7 Anaheim Ducks 6 2021-2022 : Day Game Visitor Team Score Home Team Score 32 208 Anaheim Ducks 3 San Jose Sharks 2 48 313 Anaheim Ducks 4 San Jose Sharks 3 110 720 San Jose Sharks 3 Anaheim Ducks 4 131 851 San Jose Sharks 2 Anaheim Ducks 1 2022-2023 : Day Game Visitor Team Score Home Team Score 26 158 Anaheim Ducks 3 San Jose Sharks 4 30 188 Anaheim Ducks 1 San Jose Sharks 3 64 433 San Jose Sharks 2 Anaheim Ducks 5 92 627 San Jose Sharks 3 Anaheim Ducks 1 2023-2024 : Day Game Visitor Team Score Home Team Score 34 226 San Jose Sharks 2 Anaheim Ducks 5 103 715 Anaheim Ducks 2 San Jose Sharks 3 114 780 San Jose Sharks 2 Anaheim Ducks 1 143 952 Anaheim Ducks 1 San Jose Sharks 0 Playoffs record If last year’s matchup is any indication, the Ducks should be clear favorites for this series. The lower seed Sharks could’nt secure a 3rd home game and it’s precious ticket revenues last year, falling in 5 short games. 2022-2023 Playoffs : Day Game Visitor Team Score Home Team Score 2 5 San Jose Sharks 3 Anaheim Ducks 5 4 13 San Jose Sharks 1 Anaheim Ducks 3 6 21 Anaheim Ducks 1 San Jose Sharks 2 8 29 Anaheim Ducks 2 San Jose Sharks 1 10 37 San Jose Sharks 2 Anaheim Ducks 5 And least but not all. The actual way it’s going to be decided : https://g.co/kgs/8jVhrha LedTassowhat's the Pacific Conference?Ducks vs Sharks Series PreviewLets call a winner before Simon T messes this one up• 0 teams Like this 4 months