The 36-year-old forward, who scored 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 48 games last season, has been captain since Oct. Getzlaf agreed to a one-year contract to stay with the Ducks on July 28. they kind of just show you the day-to-day and how to do it." "We have a good mix of old and young guys, so guys like Ryan Getzlaf, Josh Manson. "We have such a great veteran group of guys, so they were great with kind of bringing up the younger players," Zegras said. Anaheim was last in the NHL with an average of 2.21 goals per game, and its 8.9 percent success rate on the power play was last in the League. The Ducks (17-30-9) finished last in the eight-team Honda West Division last season and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third straight season. His NHL readiness comes at an opportune time for Anaheim. He led all players with 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in seven games and was voted the tournament's most valuable player. That passion to win was evident when Zegras helped the United States win the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. That's kind of how I attack every day and how I get myself going." I love to win and that's kind of what drives me. "My biggest thing is kind of just competing and working hard," he said. The Ducks are one of two teams to not have a player score at least 50 points in a season since 2018-19 (Arizona Coyotes). 9 in the 2019 NHL Draft, averaged 0.54 points per game, tying him with forward Rickard Rakell for second on Anaheim, behind forward Max Comtois (0.60). Zegras scored six points (two goals, four assists) in his final six regular-season games to finish with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 24 games with the Ducks last season, mostly playing left wing. I kind of just want to go there, be the best player I can be and try and help the team any way I can." "I'm pretty excited to just get back to normal, kind of experience your first NHL season. "Last year, with it being the whole COVID-19 year, I feel like I didn't really get to experience the day-to-day life in the NHL," Zegras said at the Smashfest Charity Ping-Pong Challenge on Aug.
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