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.

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.

The Ducks will cap a short two-game road trip tonight and shoot for their fourth straight win, facing off with the division rival Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. PUCK DROP: 6 P.M. PT | WATCH:

McTavish scored a goal, dished an assist and added two PIM in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Kraken.

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.

David Pastrnak ( @NHLBruins ), Mason McTavish ( @AnaheimDucks) and Barrett Hayton ( @utahhockeyclub) have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” presented by GEICO for the week ending Jan. 26. #NHLStats: https://t.co/O6PL2iperw pic.twitter.com/gp9VmR0Ycr

The Anaheim Ducks visit the Seattle Kraken after Mason McTavish scored two goals in the Ducks' 5-2 win against the Nashville Predators.

Troy Terry and Mason McTavish are both on hot streak as the Ducks finish their two-game road trip in Calgary.

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

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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.