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NHL Season Stats: 5-17 (-11.07 Units)

Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks

Over 6.5 (-110 Fanatics)

Anaheim’s goaltending situation gets shakier by the day. Now they are down their top two netminders as Petr Mrazek (lower body) joins Lukas Dostal (upper body) on the shelf. In steps journeyman Ville Husso and his 85.9% save percentage and -2.70 GSAA in just under three games. He’s had some sporadic success over his 5+ seasons in the league — he carries a 90.1% career save percentage — though he’s only started 36 games total since the 2022–23 season.

He has a tough assignment as the Caps rank second in the league with 3.48 g

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