ELVIS MERZLIKINS - Merzlikins (shoulder) failed his physical, and there's still no timetable for his return, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers on Wednesday. DENNIS HILDEBY - Hildeby is expected to serve as the Lightning's No. 2 goaltender to begin the 2026-27 campaign, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports. MORGAN RIELLY - Rielly will be limited in camp due to a viral issue but is expected to be ready for Opening Night against the Canadiens, Luke Fox of Sportsnet reports. BARRETT HAYTON - Hayton (upper body) is healthy ahead of the start of training camp, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports Wednesday. CALEB DESNOYERS - Desnoyers (leg) is believed to be healthy for the start of training camp, Brogan Houston of the Deseret News reports. TIJ IGINLA - Iginla (undisclosed) is expected to be fine for training camp, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports Wednesday. ALEKSANDER BARKOV - Barkov (knee) is available for the start of training camp, per David Dwork of The Hockey News on Wednesday. DOMINIC JAMES - James has a broken hand and is expected to miss the first two weeks of the regular season, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports Wednesday. CALE MAKAR - Head coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday that Makar is dealing with a lower-body injury, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports. NIKITA KUCHEROV - Kucherov said Wednesday that he's focused on helping the team win this year and playing well on the ice, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports. ELVIS MERZLIKINS - Merzlikins (shoulder) failed his physical, and there's still no timetable for his return, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers on Wednesday. DENNIS HILDEBY - Hildeby is expected to serve as the Lightning's No. 2 goaltender to begin the 2026-27 campaign, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports. MORGAN RIELLY - Rielly will be limited in camp due to a viral issue but is expected to be ready for Opening Night against the Canadiens, Luke Fox of Sportsnet reports. BARRETT HAYTON - Hayton (upper body) is healthy ahead of the start of training camp, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports Wednesday. CALEB DESNOYERS - Desnoyers (leg) is believed to be healthy for the start of training camp, Brogan Houston of the Deseret News reports. TIJ IGINLA - Iginla (undisclosed) is expected to be fine for training camp, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports Wednesday. ALEKSANDER BARKOV - Barkov (knee) is available for the start of training camp, per David Dwork of The Hockey News on Wednesday. DOMINIC JAMES - James has a broken hand and is expected to miss the first two weeks of the regular season, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports Wednesday. CALE MAKAR - Head coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday that Makar is dealing with a lower-body injury, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports. NIKITA KUCHEROV - Kucherov said Wednesday that he's focused on helping the team win this year and playing well on the ice, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

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CRUZ LUCIUS (R)
ANAHEIM DUCKS
 

Age 22.4 Birth Date 2004-04-05
Shoots R Draft Info 2022 (4/124)
Height 6'0 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 178 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country USA Status On Roster
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2026-08-20Player UpdateLucius agreed to terms on a two-year, entry-level contract with Anaheim on Thursday.
2026-08-19Player UpdateLucius has been acquired by Anaheim from Pittsburgh on Wednesday in exchange for future considerations.
2024-03-08ArticleTrade Deadline Tracker 2024: Fantasy Hockey Style
2024-03-07Player UpdateLucius, Michael Bunting, Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponomarev, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick were traded from the Hurricanes to the Penguins on Thursday in exchange for Jake Guentzel and Ty Smith, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
2024-03-07ArticleTrade Deadline Tracker 2024: Fantasy Hockey Style

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2026-20271,050,0001,175,000
2027-20281,050,0001,175,000

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Top Prospect Forwards197
NHL ID: 8483479

2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 2@VGK
Oct 4FLA
Oct 7EDM
Oct 9@WPG
Oct 10@CGY
Oct 13CGY
Oct 16BOS
Oct 19@NYR
Oct 20@NYI
Oct 22@N.J
Oct 24@PHI
Oct 27VAN
Oct 29BUF
Nov 1OTT
Nov 3@VAN
Nov 5@EDM
Nov 6@CGY
Nov 8PIT
Nov 11NSH
Nov 14NYI
Nov 15CGY
Nov 17@STL
Nov 19@COL
Nov 21@UTA
Nov 23@SEA
Nov 25S.J
Nov 27L.A
Nov 28@L.A
Dec 1MIN
Dec 4SEA
Dec 6WPG
Dec 8@OTT
Dec 10@MTL
Dec 12@BUF
Dec 13@TOR
Dec 16VAN
Dec 18@MIN
Dec 20@EDM
Dec 22VGK
Dec 27COL
Dec 29TOR
Jan 1N.J
Jan 3PHI
Jan 5MIN
Jan 8DAL
Jan 10WSH
Jan 12NYR
Jan 14STL
Jan 16@WPG
Jan 19@DET
Jan 21@PIT
Jan 23@CAR
Jan 24@CBJ
Jan 26@DAL
Jan 28CHI
Jan 30NSH
Feb 9DET
Feb 11CHI
Feb 13@NSH
Feb 15@BOS
Feb 16@WSH
Feb 18@T.B
Feb 20@FLA
Feb 24SEA
Feb 26@VGK
Feb 27MTL
Mar 1@L.A
Mar 5T.B
Mar 7CBJ
Mar 10@DAL
Mar 13@STL
Mar 14@CHI
Mar 16CAR
Mar 18UTA
Mar 20VGK
Mar 22S.J
Mar 24@S.J
Mar 25@SEA
Mar 27@VAN
Mar 30COL
Apr 1@UTA
Apr 3EDM
Apr 6L.A
Apr 10@S.J

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 2@VGK
Oct 4FLA
Oct 7EDM
Oct 9@WPG
Oct 10@CGY
Oct 13CGY
Oct 16BOS
Oct 19@NYR
Oct 20@NYI
Oct 22@N.J
Oct 24@PHI
Oct 27VAN
Oct 29BUF
Nov 1OTT
Nov 3@VAN
Nov 5@EDM
Nov 6@CGY
Nov 8PIT
Nov 11NSH
Nov 14NYI
Nov 15CGY
Nov 17@STL
Nov 19@COL
Nov 21@UTA
Nov 23@SEA
Nov 25S.J
Nov 27L.A
Nov 28@L.A
Dec 1MIN
Dec 4SEA
Dec 6WPG
Dec 8@OTT
Dec 10@MTL
Dec 12@BUF
Dec 13@TOR
Dec 16VAN
Dec 18@MIN
Dec 20@EDM
Dec 22VGK
Dec 27COL
Dec 29TOR
Jan 1N.J
Jan 3PHI
Jan 5MIN
Jan 8DAL
Jan 10WSH
Jan 12NYR
Jan 14STL
Jan 16@WPG
Jan 19@DET
Jan 21@PIT
Jan 23@CAR
Jan 24@CBJ
Jan 26@DAL
Jan 28CHI
Jan 30NSH
Feb 9DET
Feb 11CHI
Feb 13@NSH
Feb 15@BOS
Feb 16@WSH
Feb 18@T.B
Feb 20@FLA
Feb 24SEA
Feb 26@VGK
Feb 27MTL
Mar 1@L.A
Mar 5T.B
Mar 7CBJ
Mar 10@DAL
Mar 13@STL
Mar 14@CHI
Mar 16CAR
Mar 18UTA
Mar 20VGK
Mar 22S.J
Mar 24@S.J
Mar 25@SEA
Mar 27@VAN
Mar 30COL
Apr 1@UTA
Apr 3EDM
Apr 6L.A
Apr 10@S.J

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2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

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Anaheim Ducks Last Game Lines (2026-05-14)

Opponent: Vegas Golden Knights
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
17:1014.6MIKAEL GRANLUND - ALEX KILLORN - BECKETT SENNECKE01-12340.04736.4
25:0810.4MIKAEL GRANLUND - ALEX KILLORN - TROY TERRY0003442.961037.5
32:566.0CHRIS KREIDER - LEO CARLSSON - BECKETT SENNECKE0003260.04266.7
42:475.7ROSS JOHNSTON - JEFFREY VIEL - TIM WASHE000010.0020.0
52:295.1JEFFREY VIEL - MASON MCTAVISH - CUTTER GAUTHIER0001150.02340.0
62:254.9ROSS JOHNSTON - JANSEN HARKINS - TIM WASHE01-1020.03442.9
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
117:1435.1JACOB TROUBA - JACKSON LACOMBE02-27846.7192147.5
27:2715.2JOHN CARLSON - OLEN ZELLWEGER0008188.914287.5
35:3911.5JOHN CARLSON - PAVEL MINTYUKOV0002250.03442.9
43:598.1IAN MOORE - OLEN ZELLWEGER000000.04266.7
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:4542.7CHRIS KREIDER - MIKAEL GRANLUND - TROY TERRY - LEO CARLSSON10120100.040100.0
22:5433.0ALEX KILLORN - MASON MCTAVISH - CUTTER GAUTHIER - BECKETT SENNECKE01-1010.02340.0
30:458.5MIKAEL GRANLUND - TROY TERRY - CUTTER GAUTHIER - LEO CARLSSON - BECKETT SENNECKE00020100.04180.0
40:315.9MIKAEL GRANLUND - ALEX KILLORN - TROY TERRY - CUTTER GAUTHIER - BECKETT SENNECKE00010100.010100.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
15:0157.1JACKSON LACOMBE01-13175.08466.7
23:4542.7JOHN CARLSON10120100.040100.0
30:010.2JOHN CARLSON - JACKSON LACOMBE000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5342.4ALEX KILLORN - TIM WASHE000010.0030.0
20:3024.0LEO CARLSSON000000.0010.0
30:2016.0TIM WASHE01-1010.0010.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5947.2JACOB TROUBA - PAVEL MINTYUKOV000000.0000.0
20:3024.0JOHN CARLSON - IAN MOORE - OLEN ZELLWEGER000000.0010.0
30:2116.8JACOB TROUBA - IAN MOORE - PAVEL MINTYUKOV01-1010.0010.0

ANAHEIM DUCKS 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

ANAHEIM DUCKS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
CALLE CLANG24.320203777.04.0
TOMAS SUCHANEK23.30005.53.5
VYACHESLAV BUTEYETS24.3202261785.04.5
DAMIAN CLARA21.620232604.04.0
ELIJAH NEUENSCHWANDER19.9202541046.04.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026NCAAArizona State Univ.361531461.2816100.000
2024-2025NCAAArizona State Univ.1928100.5314-700.000
2023-2024NCAAUniv. of Wisconsin361321340.9410000.00026
2022-2023NCAAUniv. of Wisconsin341123341.0018-700.00027
2021-2022NTDPU.S. National U18 Team2399180.78102100.000
2021-2022USHLUSNTDP Juniors105270.7001000.000
2021-2022WJC-18USA U1862681.336900.000
2020-2021NTDPU.S. National U17 Team421428421.008000.000
2020-2021USHLUSNTDP Juniors26612180.6910-400.000
2019-2020NAPHL 16UGentry Academy 16U AAA202840683.402000.000
2019-2020YOGUSA U1640330.750000.000
2018-2019NAPHL 15UGentry Academy 15U AAA13932413.156000.000
2017-2018MNBEL 14UMN Blackhawks 14U AAA14118191.360000.000
2016-2017T1EHL 13UMN Gentry Galaxy 13U AAA1019101.004000.000
2012-2013Brick InvitationalTeam Minnesota64591.500000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2019-2020NAPHL 16UGentry Academy 16U AAA5318214.202000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

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Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

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