The Anaheim Ducks displayed some encouraging signs during the preseason ahead of an important 2024-25 campaign.

Lukas Dostal started in net for the Ducks and stopped 23 of 25 shots. The Ducks vastly out-shot the Sharks, as they peppered San Jose starting goaltender Vitek Vanacek, who stopped 40 of 42 shots. With their shootout win in this game, the Ducks finish the pre-season with a 3-2-1 record.

The San Jose Sharks wrapped up their final preseason home game with a narrow 3-2 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Despite the result, the Sharks were buoyed by a stellar performance from goaltender Vitek Vanecek,

Tipping, also known as deflecting, is when a player touches the puck with his stick while it’s in the air from a teammate’s shot. The puck then changes direction, and most of the time it’s almost impossible for a human being to react quickly enough to save it. Four of the seven goals in the Utah-Anaheim game came by way of tips.

The Sharks dropped their final preseason home game ahead of the 2024-25 regular season to the Ducks, 3-2, shootout loss on Friday night. Despite the loss, the team was backed by a solid performance from goaltender Vitek Vanecek,

The San Jose Sharks welcome the Anaheim Ducks into SAP Center for their penultimate preseason game. Klim Kostin and Henry Thrun scored, but the Sharks lost 3-2 in the shootout.