Cutter Gauthier scored three goals as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a 3-0 first-period deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Sunday at Honda Center. The Ducks outscored the Senators 6-0 over the final two periods.
Ottawa jumped ahead early behind goals from Philip Tomasino, Claude Giroux and Michael Amadio in the first period, but Anaheim answered with six unanswered goals, four of them on the power play.
Takeaways From Ducks’ Win Over Senators
Anaheim’s power play decided the game
The Ducks converted four of five power-play chances for an 80% success rate, while Ottawa went 0 for 3 with the man advantage. Two of Gauthier’s three goals came in the third period, and four of Anaheim’s six goals came on the power play. The special teams gap turned a three-goal deficit into a three-goal win.
Ottawa’s first-period lead evaporated
The Senators led 3-0 after the first period on goals from Tomasino, Giroux and Amadio, all within the opening 17:37. Anaheim was outshot 22-6 in that period but flipped the script after intermission, outscoring Ottawa 6-0 over the final two periods.
Leo Carlsson set up the comeback
Carlsson recorded three assists, including two on Gauthier’s third-period goals. His 20:40 of ice time included 5:45 on the power play, where Anaheim did its damage.
Player Of The Game: Cutter Gauthier
Gauthier finished with three goals on five shots in 19:02 of ice time, including 5:49 on the power play. His first goal came at 1:35 of the second period; his second and third came at 1:50 and 2:26 of the third, 36 seconds apart, putting Anaheim ahead for good.
Ducks Vs Senators By The Numbers
Anaheim outshot Ottawa 33-22 for the game despite trailing 22-6 after the first period. The Ducks converted on 4 of 5 power plays (80%) while Ottawa went 0 for 3. Ottawa won the faceoff battle 34-24 (58.6%) but could not convert those possessions once Anaheim’s power play took over.
Anaheim out-hit Ottawa 24-17 and blocked 15 shots to 12. Ducks goaltender Laurent Brossoit made 19 saves on 33 shots (.864), while Senators goaltender Jonas Johansson made 27 saves on 33 shots (.818).
What’s Next
The Senators fell to 9-6-1 and are third in the Atlantic Division with 19 points. The Ducks improved to 6-7-1 and are fifth in the Pacific Division with 13 points. Anaheim leads the season series 1-0.
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