Ducks drop from Pacific lead to outside playoff picture

Cbssports reports the Anaheim Ducks have tumbled from first place in the Pacific Division on Nov. 19 (they were 13-6-1) to the wrong side of the playoff bubble as of Jan. 14, 2026.

The club has gone 3-9-2 over the last month and now must fight for a wild-card spot with "the rest of the Western Conference riff raff," the article said. The piece cites a sharp drop in production from Leo Carlsson — one goal and four assists in 13 games since Dec. 13 — growing defensive issues (the Ducks concede expected goals at the fifth-highest rate in the NHL) and declining goaltending, with Lukas Dostal at 6.57 goals allowed above average (76th in the league).

The updated NHL Power Rankings place Anaheim 24th, and the writeup notes Carlsson snapped a 12-game goal drought on Saturday. Expected-goals and goals-saved-above-average figures are credited to Natural Stat Trick.

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