Jacob Trouba: Trouba's nonchalance in his end contributed to the Panthers' third goal where he misread the opposing forecheck, turned the puck over to the F2, and screened Dostal on the ensuing shot from Carter Verhaeghe.

With the NHL’s holiday roster freeze in the rear view, the league’s hot stove is heating up. The March 7 trade deadline is still two months away, but several teams have reached make-or-break moments in their seasons and seem poised to shake up their rosters — we’re looking at you,

The connectivity that the Ducks had shown in parts of November and December after a rough patch at the beginning of the season was nowhere to be found on the road trip. Multiple players on the team have expressed a need to return to being predictable, with a meeting held in Tampa and another meeting held today after practice.

With the second half of the 2024-25 season in full swing, the Anaheim Ducks find themselves in the interesting position of not exactly contending for the playoffs but not wasting away their season in the Western Conference basement either.

The Ducks will face the Florida Panthers again in the first home game of three before they head back on the road. The Ducks are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Panthers on Jan. 18. The Panthers have also not played since that 3-0 victory over the Ducks.