Cutter Gauthier scored the go-ahead goal as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Friday in Calgary.
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Cutter Gauthier extended his goal streak to five games with the game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night in Calgary.
Anaheim also got goals from Jeff Malott, Tristan Luneau, Leo Carlsson and Nikita Nesterenko into an empty net.
For the Ducks, Beckett Sennecke and Mikael Granlund each had two assists, while the Flames were led by goals from William Stromgren, Joel Hanley and Joel Farabee.
Lukas Dostal started in goal for Anaheim but was pulled after giving up three goals on 11 shots in the first period; Ville Husso came on in relief and stopped all 10 shots he faced.
Dustin Wolf made his third straight start for Calgary, finishing with 24 saves as the Flames saw their five-game home winning streak end.
Calgary took a 3-2 lead into the third period, but Anaheim’s power play swung the game after Matt Coronato was sent off for delay of game 17 seconds into the period.
Carlsson tied the game 0:55 into the third period with his sixth goal, and he added another point as his point streak moved to seven games.
Gauthier scored the winner at 18:26, one-timing a pass from Granlund; it was his 12th goal of the season and his 10th goal during the five-game streak.
The Ducks’ win moved them to a 9-7-1 record and improved their run to four straight victories.
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