Four games since his return, the Ducks' skilled forward is blending new defensive impact and old offensive brilliance

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Trevor Zegras was back in action for the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, taking shifts for the first time in nearly seven weeks. The omnipresent question that follows the playmaking forward is how much longer he will play for them.

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.

Trevor Zegras hasn't played a game for the Anaheim Ducks since December 4, but that should be changing on Tuesday night.

Since signing his bridge deal with the Anaheim Ducks back in 2023, Trevor Zegras has dealt with the injury bug. The 23-year-old has only played 56 games in the past two seasons due to multiple lower-body injuries.

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.

(AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh) ANAHEIM — The Ducks went toe-to-toe with the defending ... making 24 of 29 saves. Trevor Zegras returned after missing 22 games (knee surgery) and registered four ...

ANAHEIM — The Ducks went toe-to-toe with ... making 24 of 29 saves. Trevor Zegras returned after missing six weeks (knee surgery) and registered four shots on goal. Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues ...

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

Thursday, 7 p.m. MT, Scotiabank Saddledome TV: Sportsnet West. Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan Odds: Flames -178, Ducks +146 The buzz The Flames woke up Thursday morning on wrong side of the playoff cut-off in the Western Conference standings.

Mikeal Backlund is in the top-25% of the league in speed bursts over 32km/hr with 76. He’s in the top-5% in 29-32km/hr speed bursts with a whopping 459. But high-end speed? He has only one instance of going above 35km/hr. Well below league average. #Flames #NHLEdge pic.twitter.com/ingffsTIbf

Led by Mason McTavish, they’ve netted 16 goals while winning three in a row, their most tallies in a three-game stretch in nearly 19 years.