McTavish is capable of more, but they’ve got to put him in the best position to have success. The Ducks do mete out ice time among their forwards more evenly than other teams and while McTavish is averaging 16:24, that ranks seventh.

Mason McTavish had two goals for the second straight game, Jansen Harkins and Trevor Zegras scored 62 seconds apart in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville 5-2 to snap the Predators' five-game winning streak.

Mason McTavish and a healthy Trevor Zegras have augmented an attack that had been leaning heavily on Troy Terry and Frank Vatrano, but they need more production from Carlsson.

Zegras returns to the lineup after missing 22 games with a knee injury, but Florida beats the Ducks for the second time in four days, 5-3, handing them their seventh loss in eight games.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mason McTavish had two goals for the second straight game, Jansen Harkins and Trevor Zegras scored 62 seconds apart in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville 5-2 ...

That was also the last multipoint game for Trevor Zegras before Saturday’s one ... it has been overshadowed by the outburst of Mason McTavish, whose five goals in three games earned him the ...

David Pastrnak ( @NHLBruins ), Mason McTavish ( @AnaheimDucks) and Barrett Hayton ( @utahhockeyclub) have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” presented by GEICO for the week ending Jan. 26. #NHLStats: https://t.co/O6PL2iperw pic.twitter.com/gp9VmR0Ycr

The Ducks score three goals in the third period to end their four-game losing streak in a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Philipp Grubauer has become an easy target to describe the underachievement of the Kraken over the past two seasons.

Philipp Grubauer returns to net for the Kraken, but defensive breakdowns prove costly for the much-maligned goalie in a 6-4 loss to the Ducks on Tuesday night.

After a day off on Sunday which helped this writer avoid another rainy drive to Orange County, the Ducks were back on the ice for a Monday practice. They’ll fly to The Emerald City shortly ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Seattle Kraken.