Cutter Gauthier broke a tie with 1:34 remaining in the third period to propel the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Calgary opened the scoring 2:23 into the first period when William Stromgren scored on a backhand shot, assisted by Zayne Parekh and Yan Kuznetsov. Just 27 seconds later, Jeff Malott answered for Anaheim with an unassisted wrist shot. The Flames answered back later in the frame. Joel Hanley notched his first goal of the season on a slap shot at 16:29, and Joel Farabee scored on the power play at 19:02 off passes from Parekh and Morgan Frost to give Calgary a 3-1 lead.
The Ducks began chipping away during the second period. Tristan Luneau cut the deficit to one at 12:02 on a snap shot assisted by Jackson LaCombe and Leo Carlsson. Fifty-five seconds into the third period, Carlsson tied the game 3-3 on a snap shot during a power play, set up by Beckett Sennecke and Mikael Granlund. Gauthier then delivered the go-ahead goal at 18:26 on a slap shot assisted by Granlund and Sennecke, before Nikita Nesterenko scored an unassisted empty-net goal at 19:46.
Anaheim changed goaltenders after the opening period, as Lukas Dostal allowed three goals on 11 shots. Ville Husso took over for the final two periods and earned the win by stopping all 10 shots he faced. Dustin Wolf took the loss for Calgary, making 24 saves on 28 shots. Both teams converted once on three power-play opportunities, while Anaheim outshot Calgary 29-21.
The victory pushed Anaheim to a 9-7-1 record and extended their winning streak to four straight games. Calgary moved to 7-9-1 and is winless in two consecutive games.
Both clubs return to action on Sunday, November 8. The Anaheim Ducks host the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Calgary Flames host the Philadelphia Flyers.
