Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau confirmed Getzlaf’s status after morning skate Friday while also announcing that winger Matt Beleskey will sit out the game with a lower body injury.
Beleskey tallied a goal and an assist Wednesday in Anaheim’s 4-3 win in Game 1. He will be replaced in the lineup by 21-year-old Devante Smith-Pelly, who will make his Stanley Cup playoff debut.
Getzlaf, the NHL’s second-leading scorer during the regular season with 87 points, was hit in the face by a Tyler Seguin one-timer in the final seconds of Game 1 and required several stitches to close a deep gash on his chin.
“Luckily, he’s married, has a couple of kids,” Ducks defenseman Ben Lovejoy joked Thursday, via ESPN.com. “He’s not trying to impress anybody with his face.”