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Ducks take on Canucks, hoping loss to Oilers was just bump in ice
Jan 26, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Anaheim Ducks celebrate a goal scored by forward Mikael Granlund (64) during the first period against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images The Anaheim Ducks will try to get back on a winning streak when they visit the struggling Vancouver Canucks in the finale of a five-game road trip on Thursday night.
The Ducks had won seven in a row before a 7-4 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. It was the second game in two nights for Anaheim, which won 4-3 in overtime against the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
“I think we were doing a lot of good things out there, playing the right way,” Ducks forward Mikael Granlund said after notching a hat trick against Edmonton. “Everyone was doing what we can in our systems, and I think we’ve been doing a really good job for seven or eight games.”
The Canucks, on the other hand, have dropped 14 of their past 15 (1-12-2), most recently falling to the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Tuesday to fall to 1-5-0 on their eight-game homestand.
“I don’t think we played good anywhere (against the Sharks),” Vancouver defenseman Tom Willander said. “I think pretty much every detail was bad. … At least the last few times we had results like this, I think we did a decent job in many parts of our game, but today I thought was awful. I didn’t like much about my game. I have to be better with retrievals and make better plays.”
Like many teams across the league, the Ducks and Canucks are dealing with key injuries.
The Ducks have been without their top two centers, Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish, as well as right wing Troy Terry.
Carlsson has missed the past eight games because of a left thigh injury that will keep him out through the Olympic break.
McTavish has missed the past four games with an upper-body injury and was sent home early in the road trip.
Terry has missed the past 10 games with an upper-body injury, but has remained day-to-day.
Granlund’s line with veteran Alex Killorn and rookie Beckett Sennecke has helped pick up the slack. Sennecke had two assists against Edmonton and his first NHL hat trick the night before against Calgary, including the overtime winner.
“That line’s been very dangerous. It does a lot of good things for us,” Anaheim coach Joel Quenneville said.
Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier also had an assist against the Oilers to stretch his point streak to five games (three goals, four assists).
Vancouver forward Brock Boeser is in concussion protocol after taking a hit from Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust on Sunday, which resulted in a three-game suspension for Rust.
The Canucks announced on Tuesday that defenseman Zeev Buium will likely be out until after the Olympic break after taking a puck to the face on Sunday against the Penguins, and goaltender Thatcher Demko will undergo hip surgery and miss the remainder of the season.
That likely means more playing time for Nikita Tolopilo, who stopped 25 of 27 shots in relief of Kevin Lankinen against the Sharks. His next appearance will be his 10th in the NHL.
“You always have to be ready, you never know what can happen in a game,” Tolopilo said. “I just try to stay present and get better every day and I don’t look ahead of what’s going to happen.”
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
Sep 22, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Left-hander Jordan Montgomery agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Per the Dallas Morning News, the deal is worth $1.25 million.
Montgomery, 33, is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery of his career. He also had the procedure in 2018.
He was 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in 25 games (21 starts) in his first season with Arizona in 2024.
A World Series champion with Texas in 2023, Montgomery is 46-41 with a 4.03 ERA in 166 career games (161 starts) with the New York Yankees (2017-22), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-23), Rangers (2023) and Diamondbacks.
–Field Level Media
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Orioles' Jackson Holliday (hand) likely out weeks after Opening Day
Sep 27, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday will miss Opening Day due to a broken hamate bone in his right hand, general manager Mike Elias announced on Wednesday morning.
Holliday, who sustained the injury during live batting practice last Friday, will undergo a procedure to address the issue on Thursday. His timeline for recovery likely will be measured in weeks, per Elias.
Holliday, 22, batted just .242 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 149 games last season.
He is the top overall pick of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft and the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday.
New acquisition Blaze Alexander likely will take the younger Holliday’s place in the field.
Also on Wednesday, Elias announced third baseman Jordan Westburg is nursing a right oblique injury. The injury, however, is not expected to prevent Westburg from playing at the start of the regular season.
–Field Level Media
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Report: Giants hire Brian Callahan as QBs coach
Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan exits the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan is being added to John Harbaugh’s coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Callahan, 41, was fired by the Titans last October after a 1-5 start. Tennessee posted a 4-19 record under Callahan, who was hired by the Titans after five seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator that included a three-point loss in Super Bowl LVI.
ESPN reported Callahan also interviewed with the Giants for the offensive coordinator position, which ultimately went to Matt Nagy. The latter was a former offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach of the Chicago Bears.
Callahan, who will be coaching former first-round pick Jaxson Dart in his second season in the league, has extensive experience developing quarterbacks. He was the offensive coordinator for four seasons for Joe Burrow with the Bengals, was the quarterbacks coach in 2018 for Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders and for two seasons for Matthew Stafford with the Detroit Lions.
In addition to Dart, Callahan will be working with veteran quarterback Jameis Winston.
Callahan and Nagy are part of an offensive staff that also includes former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as offensive line coach and former offensive coordinators Greg Roman as senior offensive assistant and Tim Kelly as tight ends coach.
–Field Level Media
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