Max Sasson and Drew O’Connor scored in a late 2:10 span, Nikita Tolopilo made 37 saves in his first NHL appearance of the season and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 on Wednesday night.

As I watched these new-look Anaheim Ducks play with abandon all over the ice on Wednesday night, I found myself thinking about whether this quack-quack squad had any lessons to bestow on your Vancouver Canucks.

The Vancouver Canucks got a huge 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night at the Honda Center. Vancouver played without regular netminders Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings visit the Anaheim Ducks in a matchup within the Pacific Division Friday. Anaheim has gone 14-8-1 overall with a 3-2-0 record against the Pacific Division. The Ducks have a 4-1-1 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.

The Anaheim Ducks spent the first month of the season equally torching both scoreboards and expectations. They sit atop the Pacific Division after roughly the first quarter of the season, which is something no one had penciled into a pre-season projection.

See how these NCAA stars and future Ducks are developing, from Allain-Samake's vision to Burnevik's scoring touch.

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

The Boston Bruins (12-9-0) face the Anaheim Ducks (12-6-1) Wednesday. Puck drop from Honda Center in Anaheim, California, is set for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NHL odds around the Bruins vs. Ducks odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Though only 22 games into his rookie season, Anaheim Ducks coach Joel Quenneville has already observed significant growth in the game of forward Beckett Sennecke.