The 2025-26 <a href=" Ducks began their season with a two-game road trip, taking on the <a href=" Kraken and <a href=" Jose Sharks, and are coming home with a 1-1-0 record.

The Anaheim Ducks were a popular pick to be a breakout team in the Western Conference this season, and while much of that hope rested upon the upgrade behind the bench that was the hiring of Joel Quenneville,

Dickinson, the Sharks’ top prospect on defense, and Michael Misa, who was selected second overall by the team in June, made the team’s roster out of training camp but were both healthy scratches in Thursday’s game. Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky confirmed that Dickinson will play Saturday and that Misa’s debut will happen soon.

Beckett Sennecke gave Ducks fans something to cheer about when he scored his first goal in the season opener against the Kraken.

After turning their offense loose to win for the first time this season, the Anaheim Ducks will face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in their home opener.

Jeff Skinner’s goal with 14:26 left in regulation time gave the Sharks a 6-4 lead at the 5:34 mark of the third period. But San Jose continued to play loose, carefree hockey, and allowed three unanswered goals for their second straight heartbreaking loss.

MARTIN MADDEN IS the Ducks' assistant GM and director of amateur scouting. He's overseen the team's amateur scouting setup since 2008, and has drafted 56 players who've reached the NHL. That includes their entire seven-player class from 2011 that included Josh Manson, William Karlsson, Rickard Rakell and Gibson.

The Ducks already announced they won’t have veteran forward Ryan Strome on hand for their season-opening road trip due to an upper-body injury.

Beckett Sennecke scored in his NHL debut for the Ducks, who also played their season opener. Lukas Dostal had 28 saves. Joel Quenneville, who coached the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups (2010, 2013, 2015), was coaching his first game for Anaheim.