In Anaheim, the Ducks’ Adam Henrique, Cam Fowler and Max Comtois scored in a span of 97 seconds in the middle frame on Friday to wipe out a 1-0 lead the Vegas Golden Knights had taken.
That was enough to get the win for the Ducks, 4-3.
Max Comtois’ goal finished the outburst in the middle frame for the Ducks in their win over Vegas – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Nate Schmidt had two late goals for the Knights to pull them within one.
“It’s hard to climb back, especially against a team where they don’t give up a lot in the neutral zone, don’t give you a lot of speed to make plays, and they’ve got good goaltenders,” Schmidt said. “It makes it harder when you are trying to climb yourself out of a hole.”
John Gibson made 26 saves to get the win.
Jonathan Marchessault had given the Knights the 1-0 lead.
“It ended up being a two-and-a-half minute span that cost us the game,” Vegas’ Reilly Smith said. “They had a couple of fortunate bounces that ended up in the back of our net.”
Devin Shore scored in the third period to up the lead to 4-1 before Schmidt tried to rally the Knights.
“He’s taken on each role with a lot of enthusiasm,” Eakins said.
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Malcolm Subban made 14 saves in the loss.
“We have a (seven-game) homestand coming up. If we can win a few games and push for the first spot in the Pacific, we’ll be in a good spot going forward when it really matters,” Vegas’ William Karlsson said after the loss.
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