Ducks Rally Past Sharks 7-6 In Wild OT Contest

By Michael Walters

The Anaheim Ducks finished their two game road trip in San Jose. Petr Mrazek was in net for Anaheim and Yaroslav Askarov went for San Jose.

The Sharks built a 2-0 lead halfway through the first period. Tyler Toffoli gave San Jose a 1-0 just 3:40 into this one. During a delayed penalty, he took a one-timer that went over Mrazek’s blocker. Ryan Reaves extended it to 2-0 at 11:12 after he skated down the left wing beating Mrazek on his glove side.

The Ducks answered with two goals of their own. Cutter Gauthier scored 41 seconds after Reaves’ goal. He beat Askarov on a partial breakaway with a wrist shot. Beckett Sennecke then scored on the power play with just under five minutes to go in the period. He got to a loose puck behind Askarova and tapped in it to tie game.

Shortly after the Sennecke goal, Ross Johnston and Reaves dropped the gloves.

Mario Ferraro put San Jose back ahead early in the second with a tap in goal just over five minutes in.

About minute later Alex Killorn would tie the game at three with a breakaway. Mikael Granlund sprung him loose and Killorn beat Askarov glove side.

The Ducks were then called for several penalties in a row. John Klingberg scored from the point during a 5-on-3 power play to make it a 4-3 contest. A few minutes later and Adam Gaudette made it 5-3 on another San Jose power play beating Mrazek with a one-timer.

Chris Kreider would pull Anaheim back within one with a goal in the final minute of the period. Leo Carlsson found Kreider at the side of the net for a tap in score on the power play.

Jeff Skinner put San Jose up 6-4 early in the third with a spinning wrist shot which beat a surprised Mrazek.

Gauthier scored his second of the game halfway through the period as his tipped a McTavish shot past Askarov.

The Ducks pulled Mrazek in the final minutes and Kreider scored with about 51 seconds left to tie the game. He got to a loose puck after Carlsson’s shot attempt and scored from the side of the net. The teams would be all tied up at six apiece at the end of regulation.

In overtime Carlsson would scored the winning goal with a wrist shot that beat Askarov blocker side to give Anaheim a wild 7-6 win.

Analysis

This contest was the goalie duel which everyone expected, except it was to see how goals each goalie was going to give up. Both goalies had unforgettable nights giving up a combined 13 goals in this contest. The stats speak for themselves regarding the goalie play.

The Ducks overall play in term is puck possession was very dominant at even strength. Anaheim posted a CF% of 67.31% and FF% of 70.67%. They posted 70 shot attempts to 34 for San Jose during even strength play. Anaheim ended the night with 43 shots on goal to 23 for San Jose. The Ducks generated 22 high dangerous scoring chances to seven for San Jose. Anaheim out scored San Jose 5-4 during even strength play.

Looking at those numbers one would think the Ducks would have run away with this game, but there were areas where they struggled. Mrazek in net didn’t help, which needs no further explanation. The Ducks were very undisciplined in the second period. After Anaheim had tied the game at three, they then took four penalties in a row which led to two goals and a 5-3 lead for San Jose. Also the pairing of Drew Helleson and Pavel Mintyukov continue to be shaky. They both are getting beat to plays on the puck and turning over the puck too much.

Offensively there were several bright spots on this team. Sennecke scored his goal in his second NHL game. He continues to go to the net and be in the right place at the right time. Kreider has been the king of being in the right spot in his career and scored twice. His second was key as he went to the net and ending up tying the game in the final minute.

Carlsson was flying all over the place last night. He set up Kreider’s goal at the end of the second period. He was at the net when Kreider scored to tie the game at six following up his shot and giving Kreider a rebound to score on. And of course he scored the game winner with a quick wrist shot.

The line of Gauthier, McTavish, and Sennecke continue to produce as all three had multiple points in this contest. The trio recorded three goals and three assists. Gautheir had two goals, Sennecke had a goal and an assist, and McTavish had three assists. Sennecke has been making a case for himself to be in the lineup every night.

As a team the Ducks didn’t show any quit in them. They rallied back from two goal deficits three separate times in this game. San Jose had leads of 2-0, 5-3, and 6-4, but Anaheim was able to fight back each time and prevail in overtime.

Team Notes/Stats:

Carlsson scored his sixth career game-winning goal, which is the most by a Ducks player age 20 or younger, passing McTavish (five).

Ducks had seven players with multi-points. Four of them are the under the age of 22 (Carlsson, Gauthier, McTavish, and Sennecke).

McTavish’s 17 career multi-assist games are the third most in franchise history by a player age 22 or younger. Paul Kariya had 26 and Ryan Getzlaf had 24.

Sennecke is the third player in team history to score a goal in each of his two games. Max Comtois and Alex Grant were the first two to do it with Anaheim.

What’s Next?

The Ducks host the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday at 7:30 PM.

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October 12th, 2025