Ducks 5-4 Hockey Club (Oct. 16, 2024) Game Recap

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks won their ninth straight home opener 5-4 over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday night.

Clayton Keller gave Utah a 4-3 lead with 9:10 left in regulation, but Pavel Mintyukov equalized for Anaheim with 5:05 left.

Carlsson, the No. 2 pick in the 2023 draft, then converted a pass from Troy Terry for the first goal of his second NHL season.

Robby Fabbri scored his first goal since joining Anaheim and Terry scored his second goal of the season. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves.

Keller and Barrett Hayton each scored their fourth goal in five games for Utah this season. Jack McBain and Michael Kesselring also scored.

Connor Ingram stopped 29 shots for Utah, which fell to 3-1-1 in the finale of a four-game road trip.

Takeaways

Utah: The offense doesn't appear to be a problem, but Utah's defense has been difficult to start the year. Opponents have scored 19 goals in five games, including at least two goals in each competition.

Ducks: Anaheim has missed the playoffs six straight seasons, a franchise record, but still drew a sellout crowd to Honda Center for the opener. The Ducks haven't lost a home opener since 2016 and have picked up a point in 12 straight games.

Key moment

Utah was close to a victory in regulation before Mintyukov secured the first two-goal game of his career because Ingram couldn't handle his shot from close range and it trickled behind him into the net.

Key statistics

The Ducks' power play is 0-for-11 to start the season.

Next

Utah: Hosts Boston in Salt Lake City on Saturday night in the club's second game.

Ducks: At Colorado on Friday night.

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