Anaheim 4, Dallas 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 18, 2024
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees:
Michael Markovic, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Julien Fournier
Attendance:
18532
By Field Level Media
Brett Leason notched a goal and two assists while leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-2 win against the host Dallas Stars on Monday evening.
Leason has two goals and four assists in four games since returning to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for three straight games and five out of six.
Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist, defensemen Olen Zellweger and Jackson LaCombe also scored and Lukas Dostal made 34 saves for the Ducks, who have won three out of four.
Esa Lindell and Matt Duchene scored and Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for Dallas, which had won three in a row.
For the second straight game, Zellweger gave the Ducks an early 1-0 lead.
Ryan Strome won a faceoff in the Dallas zone and the puck went back to Zellweger, who scored with a wrist shot from above the right circle 56 seconds into the game.
Zellweger had a goal and two assists in the 6-4 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
Leason made it 2-0 at 5:44 of the first when he scored with a wrist shot from the right circle off a rush.
Dostal made a save on a Roope Hintz breakaway in the opening seconds of the second period during four-on-four play. Tyler Seguin hit the post on another Dallas breakaway at 11:37 of the second.
Anaheim stretched the lead to 3-0 with a power-play goal at 7:39 of the second period. Leason found Gauthier in the slot for a one-timer.
Gauthier, a 20-year-old rookie, scored his first NHL goal in the win against the Red Wings.
Lindell finally got one by Dostal at 3:31 of the third period, taking a pass from Mavrik Bourque in the high slot while trailing the rush and scoring with a one-timer to cut the margin to 3-1.
DeSmith made a save on a breakaway by Frank Vatrano at 11:24 of the third period and Duchene scored 44 seconds later to cut it to 3-2. Duchene held off Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov as he drove to the net and scored from in close.
Anaheim made it 4-2 at 14:32 when Leason made a feed from below the goal line to LaCombe in front of the crease, and the defenseman roofed the puck with a backhand.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Dallas |
|
Brett Leason 3 |
Points |
Matt Duchene 1 |
|
Brett Leason 1 |
Goals |
Matt Duchene 1 |
|
Brett Leason 2 |
Assists |
Jamie Benn 1 |
|
Cutter Gauthier 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Lukas Dostal .944 |
Save Percentage |
Casey DeSmith .852 |
|
Lukas Dostal 34 |
Saves |
Casey DeSmith 23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
27 |
4 |
1-2 |
2-2 |
4 |
23 |
| Dallas
|
36 |
2 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
4 |
45 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Stars have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .833 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Ducks have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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