Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks
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Cutter Gauthier capitalizes on Mitch Marner's mistake to give Ducks 4-3 OT win over Golden Knights
Vegas' Mitch Marner whiffed trying to execute a backhand pass from behind his own goal, sending the puck right to Gauthier in the slot for a wrist shot and his 13th goal of the season.
Gauthier, Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry each had a goal and an assist, Olen Zellweger also scored, and the Ducks ran their record in games going past regulation to 6-1 this season. Lukas Dostal made 29 saves.
Braeden Bowman scored for the third straight game, Shea Theodore and Tomas Hertl each had a goal, and Jack Eichel had two assists for the Golden Knights. Akira Schmid made 29 saves.
Vegas extended its point streak to six games (3-0-3) but couldn’t turn its overtime woes around, dropping to 1-6 in three-on-three hockey.
The Golden Knights jumped to a 2-0 lead on goals from Theodore and Bowman 1:12 apart early in the first period. Bowman is the second Vegas rookie to post a three-game scoring streak, and he has four goals and one assist through his first six NHL games.
Anaheim responded when LaCombe buried a one-timer through heavy traffic, followed by Zellweger tying it up at 2-all 34 seconds later.
Hertl put Vegas back in front on the power play with 2:01 left in the first period when Eichel’s long shot redirected in off his hand standing at the top of the crease.
Terry made it 3-3 with 6:10 left in the second period on a wrist shot from the right circle set up by Leo Carlsson’s entry into the zone off the rush.
Ducks: Host Vancouver on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesANA leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:25 | Shea Theodore Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (18) |
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Goal | 1st Period 4:37 | Braeden Bowman Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (11), Zach Whitecloud (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:43 | Jackson LaCombe Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Beckett Sennecke (9), Cutter Gauthier (13) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:17 | Olen Zellweger Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Troy Terry (18), Jacob Trouba (9) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:59 | Tomas Hertl Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Jack Eichel (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:50 | Troy Terry Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Leo Carlsson (18), Jackson LaCombe (8) |
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Goal | 4th Period 3:57 | Cutter Gauthier Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
 VGK |
 ANA |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 15 | Hits | 19 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 32 | Shots | 33 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 39 | Faceoffs Won | 20 |
| 66.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 33.9 |
| 23 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Anaheim Ducks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Petr Mrazek, G | Injured Reserve | Dec 5 |
| Lukas Dostal, G | Injured Reserve | Dec 1 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 5 |
