Anaheim 5, Utah 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Kyle Rehman, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen:
Dan Kelly, Andrew Smith
Attendance:
17245
By Field Level Media
Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime to give Anaheim a 5-4 victory over the Utah Hockey Club in the Ducks' home opener on Wednesday night.
Carlsson stole the puck away from Nick Schmaltz near the right boards and then broke in and beat Utah goaltender Connor Ingram with a backhand-to-forehand deke, sliding the puck around Ingram's right pad for the game-winner.
Pavel Mintyukov scored two goals, the first multigoal game of his career, and Troy Terry and Robby Fabbri each scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves, Mason McTavish added two assists and Carlsson finished with two points for the Ducks.
Michael Kesselring and Jack McBain each had a goal and an assist, Schmaltz had two assists and Barrett Hayton also scored for Utah, which was playing the final game of a four-game cross-country road trip that began against the New York Islanders. Ingram finished with 29 saves.
Anaheim took a 1-0 lead at the 4:40 mark of the opening period on Terry's sharp-angle snap shot from the bottom of the left circle inside the near the post for his second goal of the season.
Utah tied it 1-1 midway through the period when McBain, stationed by the right side of the crease, redirected Mikhail Sergachev's point shot into the net. The visitors then took the lead at the 13:25 mark on a power-play goal by Hayton, who tapped the rebound of a Schmaltz shot into the top left corner of the net.
Anaheim bounced back to take a 3-2 lead in the second period when Fabbri roofed a backhand shot off a behind-the-net pass from Trevor Zegras and Mintyukov's wrist shot in the slot got past Ingram's glove side.
Shortly after killing a five-on-three Anaheim power play, Utah tied it 3-3 at the 5:21 mark of the third period when Kesselring finished off a three-on-two rush with a wrist shot from the high slot past Dostal's glove side.
Keller put the visitors back ahead 4-3 midway through the period when he took a Schmaltz feed while breaking down the slot and lifted a backhand shot over Dostal's left pad for his fourth goal.
The Ducks tied it 4-4 with 5:05 remaining with Mintyukov's rebound shot through Ingram's pads that dribbled over the goal line.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Anaheim |
|
Michael Kesselring 2 |
Points |
Pavel Mintyukov 2 |
|
Michael Kesselring 1 |
Goals |
Pavel Mintyukov 2 |
|
Nick Schmaltz 2 |
Assists |
Mason McTavish 2 |
|
Barrett Hayton 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Connor Ingram .853 |
Save Percentage |
Lukas Dostal .867 |
|
Connor Ingram 29 |
Saves |
Lukas Dostal 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Utah
|
30 |
4 |
1-2 |
5-5 |
14 |
42 |
| Anaheim
|
34 |
5 |
0-5 |
1-2 |
8 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Ducks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game at home against Boston. The Hockey Club have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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