Ducks 5-4 Hockey Club (December 22, 2024) Game Recap

SALT LAKE CITY – Mason McTavish was the lone scorer in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-4 on Sunday.

Robby Fabbri scored twice and Isac Lundestrom and Brett Leason added goals for Anaheim, which won for the third time in four games after a five-game layoff. Lukas Dostal finished with 21 saves.

Clayton Keller scored two goals and two assists. Barrett Hayton and Logan Cooley also scored and Jaxson Stauber made 26 saves for Utah, halting its four-game winning streak.

Keller tipped the puck in after a rebound 86 seconds into the first period and Utah never trailed in regulation. Fabbri leveled the game five minutes into the half, scoring a takeaway goal.

Keller helped Utah pull away from the Ducks by assisting Hayton and Cooley in scoring. Then, with 14:03 left in the second period, Keller scored his second goal on a snap shot to give Utah a 4-1 lead.

Anaheim erased its deficit and forced overtime when Leason scored on a power play with 4:45 left in regulation.

Takeaways

Ducks: Anaheim went 0 for 5 on the power play before Leason scored the late equalizer.

Utah: A defensive collapse in the third quarter handed Utah its second shootout loss in its last three home games.

Key moment

A diving Fabbri scored his second goal with 7:25 left in the third period when he trickled the puck through Stauber’s legs, giving Anaheim a chance to erase its deficit and force overtime.

Key statistics

Keller has six goals and five assists in his last six games. He has 13 goals and 22 assists this season.

Next

Anaheim is in Vegas and Utah hosts Dallas, both games taking place on Monday.

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