ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carter Gauthier scored twice in the regular season, Leo Carlson and Mason McTavish both scored in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Sunday.
Lukas Dostal made 32 saves and had a late save on Matvei Gridin in the deciding game to help Anaheim win its eighth straight home game. The Ducks improved to 14-3 heading into overtime.
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McTavish slid the puck through Devin Cooley’s legs for the penalty kick victory. Joel Farabee and Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames in regulation, and Cooley stopped 34 shots.
With 9:19 left in the third quarter, Gauthier’s shot from the right circle went over Cooley’s left slide for his team-leading 28th goal, tying the game at 2. Beckett Senek and Jackson Lacombe assisted.
Calgary forward Morgan Frost was called for an interference penalty with 24.6 seconds left in overtime, but the Ducks failed to score on a brief 4-on-3 advantage.
Anaheim tied the game at 1 with 8:46 left in the second quarter on a smart shot from Gauthier that deflected his own rebound into the back of the Calgary net and fired over the back of Cooley’s left shoulder. The puck bounced into the air, fell, and sailed over Cooley’s back.
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But the Flames took the lead with 3:50 left when Sharangovich took a pass from Kevin Bahl and fired a shot from the top of the left circle past Dostal’s blocker for a power-play goal.
At 9 minutes and 41 seconds into the first quarter, Farabee made a backhand tip-in in front of the penalty area, giving Calgary a 1-0 lead. Ryan Lomberg delivered a precise pass from the top of the left circle.
Anaheim coach Joel Quenneville, who last week joined Scotty Bowman as the only NHL coaches to win 1,000 games, was honored during a pregame ceremony.
Next
Ducks: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.
Flames: Host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.
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