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

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.

Sam Reinhart snapped a three-game goal drought and the Florida Panthers beat the Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday night at Honda Center. Trevor Zegras returned to the lineup after missing 22 games because of surgery to repair torn meniscus in his right knee.

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

Ducks forward Trevor Zegras shoots the puck as Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) and defenseman Nate Schmidt watch during the third period on Tuesday night at Honda Center. It was ...

ANAHEIM — The Ducks went toe-to-toe with the defending champions through two periods on Tuesday night, but they were tucked away summarily in the third as the Florida Panthers prevailed ...

They take on Florida at home Tuesday night after being shut out by the Panthers on Saturday to cap a frustrating six-game road trip.

Trevor Zegras returned from a torn meniscus in his right knee in a 5-2 loss against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday and had four shots in 15:48 of ice time. The Ducks forward was injured late in the first period of a 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Dec. 4.

Trevor Zegras is expected to return from a torn meniscus in his right knee against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday (10 p.m. ET; Victory+, KCOP-13, SCRIPPS). The Ducks forward was injured late in the first period of a 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Dec. 4.

After a day off on Sunday which helped this writer avoid another rainy drive to Orange County, the Ducks were back on the ice for a Monday practice. They’ll fly to The Emerald City shortly ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Seattle Kraken.

The Anaheim Ducks have built up quite the wealth of young talent over the past several years, and while they're largely still waiting for their efforts to bear

McTavish is capable of more, but they’ve got to put him in the best position to have success. The Ducks do mete out ice time among their forwards more evenly than other teams and while McTavish is averaging 16:24, that ranks seventh.