Ducks vs Kraken projected lineups – 10/9/25 – The Hockey Writers – NHL News

The Anaheim Ducks take on the Seattle Kraken tonight at Climate Pledge Arena. Here are the projected/anticipated lineups from NHL.com staff writers, independent reporters and others.
Ducks (0-0-0) vs. Kraken (0-0-0)
10 p.m. ET; KHN, Victory+, KING 5, KONG
Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlson – Troy Terry
Carter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Beckett Senek
Frank Vatrano – Mikael Granlund – Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston – Ryan Bolling – Sam Colangelo
Jackson Lacombe — Radko Gudas
Oren Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — Drew Helleson
Lucas Dostal
Peter Mrazek
Scratches: Nikita Nesterenko
Injuried: Jensen Huggins (upper body), Ryan Strome (upper body)
status report
Forward Strome left practice Tuesday and is not expected to play during the Ducks’ two-game road trip. … Kreider and Granlund will both make their Anaheim debuts. … Senek will play his first NHL game. … Joel Quenneville will make his debut as Ducks coach.
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Kraken expected lineup
Jared McCann — Marty Beniers — Jordan Eberly
Jaden Schwartz – Sean Wright – Ellie Tolvanen
Mason Marchment — Chandler Stephenson — Ryan Winterton
Tye Carty – Frédéric Gaudreau – Gianni Niemann
Vince Dunn — Adam Larson
Ryan Lindgren — Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura — Jamie Oleksiak
Joey Daccord
Philip Grubauer
Scratches: Berkeley Carton, Kyle Fleury, Matt Murray
Injuried: Ryker Evans (upper body), Kaapo Kakko (hands)
status report
Montour, a defenseman expected to play; he became a regular participant in the Kraken’s morning skate after missing all of training camp due to ankle bursectomy surgery. … Marchment, Gaudreau and Lindgren will all play in Game 1 of their Seattle debuts. …Ryan Lambert will make his debut as Kraken coach.
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