The Anaheim Ducks beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Friday at Canada Life Centre, scoring four times in the third period to pull away. The Ducks vs Jets score improved Anaheim to 3-1-0, while Winnipeg fell to 3-1-1.
Goaltender Lukas Dostal stopped 15 of 16 shots for Anaheim and turned aside 12 of 13 at even strength. Winnipeg’s Clay Stevenson allowed four goals on 16 shots, finishing with a .750 save percentage.
Key Moments: How The Ducks Pulled Away
Judd Caulfield opened the scoring at 14:41 of the first period on a snap shot assisted by Jeff Malott and Tim Washe. Washe doubled the lead early in the second, scoring at 5:20 off feeds from Malott and Caulfield to make it 2-0.
The game stayed there until the third period, when Anaheim scored three goals in a span of less than 10 minutes. Sam Colangelo made it 3-0 at 4:25 with a snap shot assisted by Beckett Sennecke. Kyle Connor answered for Winnipeg at 10:36, converting a wrist shot from Mark Scheifele and Dylan DeMelo to cut the deficit to 3-1. Anaheim responded less than four minutes later when Mikael Granlund scored at 14:06 off a Jackson LaCombe and Noah Warren assist, and Nikita Nesterenko closed the scoring at 19:19 with Sennecke and Granlund drawing the helpers.
Winnipeg’s lone goal came on its only successful power play conversion attempt of four chances; the Jets went 0 for 4 with the man advantage, while Anaheim was 0 for 1.
Top Performers
Granlund led Anaheim with a goal and an assist for two points. Sennecke recorded two assists, factoring into three of Anaheim’s five goals. Dostal posted a .938 save percentage, including three saves on three Jets power-play shots.
For Winnipeg, Connor supplied the only goal in 23:56 of ice time. DeMelo picked up an assist and logged 21:40.
What It Means
Anaheim sits at 3-1-0 and six points through four games, part of a tightly packed Pacific Division where five teams have reached six points or more this season. Winnipeg dropped to 3-1-1 with seven points, still atop the Central Division standings but now with its first regulation loss of the year. Anaheim also took the season series lead at 1-0, per the official data.
Winnipeg’s power play struggled badly, going 0 for 4 while committing 26 giveaways compared to Anaheim’s 16. The Ducks also won the special-teams and physical battles, outhitting the Jets 25-14 and winning 52.4% of faceoffs.
What’s Next
Anaheim hosts Florida next. Winnipeg plays its next game as the schedule continues.
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