Gudas (lower body) will play in Game 1 in Edmonton on Monday, according to Patrick Present of The Hockey News.
Gudas missed the final two games of the regular season and 13 of the last 17 due to his lower-body injury. The right-shot defenseman will occupy a bottom-four role next to Tyson Hinds on Monday, and Gudas should factor in on one of the penalty-kill units as well.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Unavailable Thursday
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Gudas (lower body) is expected to miss Thursday's season finale against Nashville, per the NHL media site.
Gudas also missed six of Anaheim's past seven games. He will conclude the regular season with two goals, 13 points, 67 PIM, 164 hits and 88 blocks in 56 appearances with Anaheim. He still might be available for Game 1 of the Ducks' first-round series against Edmonton.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Not in lineup Tuesday
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Gudas (lower body) is not expected to play Tuesday versus the Wild, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.
Gudas has been battling a lower-body injury recently, but he played Sunday versus the Canucks. The 35-year-old defenseman will be one of a few players out of action Tuesday, though the Ducks are not making wholesale changes since they still have positioning to play for in the Pacific Division.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Set to return Sunday
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Gudas (lower body) is warming up ahead of Sunday's game against the Canucks, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports, indicating that he'll be back in action.
Gudas has been unavailable for five consecutive games due to his lower-body injury, but he should return to game action as part of the second defensive pairing Sunday. He's made 12 appearances since the Olympic break, recording a goal, two assists, 34 PIM, 14 blocked shots and 13 hits while averaging 14:14 of ice time.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: No timeline to return
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Gudas (lower body) remains without a clear recovery timeline but is "getting closer every day," according to head coach Joel Quenneville, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports Tuesday.
Gudas won't be an option for at least Tuesday's clash with Nashville, and it also seems unlikely he'll be ready to play against the Sharks on Thursday, with Quenneville stating, "He gets in a practice or two with the guys, and he'll be... could be playing right after that." Based on that comment, it seems like Gudas could be an option versus Vancouver on Sunday, barring any setbacks.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Remains out versus Flames
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Gudas (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Flames, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.
Gudas is set to miss a third straight game due to the injury. The 35-year-old defenseman's next chance to play is Tuesday versus the Predators. Once healthy, he'll fill a third-pairing role.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Won't play Wednesday
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Gudas (lower body) is expected to miss Wednesday's game in San Jose, per Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune.
Gudas also missed Saturday's game against Edmonton before playing through the injury in Monday's match against Toronto. He fought Max Domi and drew roughing penalties from Michael Pezzetta and Jake McCabe. Gudas has two goals, 13 points and 160 hits in 55 outings in 2025-26. He also has 62 PIM this season, including 32 from his past two games against Toronto.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Good to go Monday
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Gudas (lower body) expects to play against Toronto on Monday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.
Gudas declared himself good to go after participating in Monday's morning skate. He sat out Saturday's 4-2 loss to Edmonton due to the injury. Monday's matchup will be the first between the Ducks and Maple Leafs since Gudas received a five-game suspension for ending Auston Matthews' (knee) season. The 35-year-old Gudas will probably be a good source of PIM on Monday.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Will miss Saturday's game
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Gudas (lower body) won't play Saturday versus Edmonton, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Gudas has two goals, 13 points, 45 PIM, 160 hits and 88 blocks in 54 outings in 2025-26. He sustained the injury during Thursday's game against Calgary. Drew Helleson might draw into the lineup due to Gudas' absence.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Finishes serving suspension
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Gudas is eligible to play in Tuesday's matchup against Vancouver after serving his five-game suspension.
Gudas received the ban for kneeing Toronto's Auston Matthews, who sustained a season-ending knee injury and a quadriceps contusion, in a 6-4 loss to the Maple Leafs on March 12. The 35-year-old Gudas has two goals, 13 points, 60 shots on net, 83 blocked shots, 156 hits and 45 PIM across 52 appearances this season.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Gets five-game ban
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Gudas was given a five-game suspension Friday for kneeing Toronto's Auston Matthews in Thursday's game.
Matthews sustained a season-ending knee injury on the play. Gudas was offered a phone hearing, so this was the maximum-length suspension possible without an in-person hearing. Gudas will be eligible to return March 24 versus the Canucks. John Carlson (lower body) should be able to make his Ducks debut at some point during Gudas' ban, but if that doesn't happen Saturday versus the Senators, look for both of Ian Moore and Drew Helleson to play on the blue line.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Facing suspension
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Gudas will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for his knee-on-knee hit on Toronto's Auston Matthews on Thursday.
Gudas is expected to receive at least one game and likely longer, as this is not his first time in front of the department. Matthews was helped off the ice in the second period and did not return. Gudas has two goals, 11 assists, 156 hits, 83 blocked shots and 45 PIM over 52 games this season. The Ducks may need to call up a defenseman for their pair of weekend games if Gudas is unavailable and John Carlson (lower body) is not ready to return to action.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Buries goal Friday
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Gudas scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Friday's 6-5 shootout win over the Canadiens.
Gudas had gone 39 games without a goal, and he had just one helper over his previous 11 contests. The 35-year-old blueliner rarely adds much offense, but he was able to get a puck through at 11:56 of the first period, tying this game at 2-2. The defenseman is up to 12 points, 57 shots on net, 153 hits, 81 blocked shots, 30 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 49 appearances. Gudas will likely play regularly on the third pairing once John Carlson (lower body) makes his Ducks debut.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Returns to action Friday
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Gudas (illness) will be back in the lineup Friday versus Minnesota, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.
Gudas missed a pair of games with the illness. He has one goal, seven assists, 94 hits and 49 blocked shots across 27 outings this season. Drew Helleson is slated to be the odd-man out of the lineup with the return of Gudas.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Dealing with illness
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Gudas (illness) won't play against San Jose on Monday, according to Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune.
Gudas will miss at least one game after being absent from Monday's morning skate. He has registered one goal, seven assists, 35 shots on net, 49 blocked shots and 94 hits across 27 appearances this season. Pavel Mintyukov will replace Gudas in Monday's lineup, while Drew Helleson will remain in the fold after it appeared as though he would be a healthy scratch based on Sunday's practice.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Buries goal in win
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Gudas scored a goal on two shots, added five PIM, doled out five hits and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Gudas played for the second time since he recovered from a lower-body injury. The 35-year-old defenseman got his first goal of the year, putting the Ducks ahead 2-0 early in the first period. He's at three points, 11 shots on net, 32 hits, 15 blocked shots, seven PIM and a minus-2 rating over nine appearances. Expect Gudas to be steady in the physical categories, though he could struggle to produce offense regularly even with the Ducks' improved scoring numbers this year.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Activated, not playing Saturday
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Gudas (lower body) was activated from injured reserve but won't suit up Saturday versus the Wild, per Alexis Downie of Ducks Stream.
Gudas must be healthy enough to play to be activated, but the Ducks will give Ian Moore at least one more chance in the lineup. Once he checks back in, Gudas is likely to occupy a bottom-four role.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Hasn't resumed practicing
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Gudas (lower body) remains day-to-day, but he hasn't resumed practicing with the Ducks, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports Thursday.
Gudas hasn't been in the lineup since Oct. 23, and if he isn't practicing yet, then his return presumably isn't imminent. He has two assists, 23 hits and 12 blocks in seven appearances this season. When Gudas is ready to return, he will likely serve on the third pairing, which might push Ian Moore out of the lineup.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Remains sidelined
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Gudas (lower body) won't play Sunday versus New Jersey, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.
Gudas will remain sidelined for a fourth consecutive game due to his lower-body injury. It's unclear if he's close to returning to the lineup, but his next chance to suit up will be at home Tuesday against the Panthers.
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Ducks' Radko Gudas: Remains out Friday
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Gudas (lower body) is not expected to play Friday versus the Red Wings, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.
Gudas will miss a third consecutive game due to the injury. There's been no timeline established for his return yet. With Gudas still out of action, Ian Moore remains in the lineup in a bottom-pairing role.
