Ducks Rally Past Senators

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The Anaheim Ducks concluded their three game homestand against the Ottawa Senators. Laurent Brossoit was in net against Jonas Johansson.

Recap

The Senators jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. Philip Tomasino deflected a shot in front to put the Senators on the board. Claude Giroux then scored a minute later with a wrist shot that beat Brossoit glove side.

Michael Amadio scored on a breakaway in the final minutes of the period to make it a 3-0 Ottawa lead.

In the second period, the Ducks fought back to tie the game scoring three times. Ottawa turned over the puck in the slot and Cutter Gauthier got to the loose puck and beat Johansson from the left side of the net.

Judd Caulfield then scored about two minutes later. A point shot came in from Noah Warren and Caulfield got to the loose puck and put it past Johansson at the far post.

Caulifeld scored again in the final minute of the period. He redirected a point shot from Tristan Luneau. The teams were tied up at three after two periods.

Gauthier scored twice early in the third to make it a 5-3 Anaheim lead as he completed the hat trick. The Ducks had a two man advantage and Gauthier scored form the right side of the net. Gauthier then scored again less than a minute later on a one-timer while the Ducks were still on the power play.

Dylan Cozens took a run at A.J. Greer elbowing him up high. He received a five minute major penalty and a game misconduct. Greer received two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct when he tried to go after Cozens afterward. Roger McQueen scored on the power play to make it a 6-3 contest. He scored from the left circle with a wrist shot. Anaheim went on to win 6-3.

Analysis:

This game started out as a complete disaster for Anaheim as they found themselves down 3-0 after the opening period. The Ducks were able to dig in deep and tie the game up after two periods. Gauthier took over the game scoring twice in the beginning of the third and Anaheim never looked back.

After a terrible first period, the Ducks as a team were able to rally to win. Brossoit shutout the Senators after the opening frame. Caulfield and Gauthier came up big scoring the next five goals for Anaheim to turn the tables on Ottawa. Leo Carlsson had three assists.

Special teams were a huge factor in this contest. The Ducks went 4-for-5 on the power play. The Senators went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

This was a big win for Anaheim after they blew a lead against Vancouver in the third period and then lost an offensive shootout against Buffalo. This is the type of win that can turn things around for a team. Anaheim gained some much needed momentum heading into their Canadian road trip.

Team Notes/Stats:

Gauthier recorded his second career hat trick. He became the second player in team history with multiple hat tricks before the age of 23. The other player to do it for Anaheim was Paul Kariya during the 1996-97 season.

Leo Carlsson has 21 total points in 14 games this season.

The Ducks had a franchise record 15 points from players 25 or younger against Ottawa.

Anaheim has 16 power play goals which is tied with Florida for 3rd most in the NHL.

Tonight was the second time the Ducks won a game by three or more goals after trailing by three goals. The other instance was on January 14th, 2994 against the Hartford Whalers.

This was the first time Anaheim came back from a three goal deficit since December 22nd, 2024 against Utah.

What’s Next?

The Ducks will play the Canucks in Vancouver Tuesday at 6 PM.

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November 1st, 2026