There are a lot of similarities between the Anaheim Ducks and Utah Mammoth that the Vegas Golden Knights will be well-versed in. Speed, youth, skating ability, etc. The Knights went through all of that with the Mammoth before eliminating them in six games to set up their first postseason meeting with the Ducks. But one area Anaheim excels at better than Utah is creating action near the blue paint. The Knights are going to have to be wary of that. Will have more on this later, but key to the series for the Golden Knights and Ducks? Look where they scored most of their goals. pic.twitter.com/ItwXhy2S7h — Danny Webster (@DannyWebster21) May 3, 2026 The Ducks have a number of players who battle for position well near the goalie’s crease. Wingers Chris Kreider and Alex Killorn, and center Ryan Poehling, all can cause havoc for opposing goalies. “They have a couple guys in the organization that have made their careers on scoring within five to 10 feet of that goal,” center Nic Dowd said.…