Anaheim outshot Calgary 28-21 and got a perfect relief performance from Ville Husso to secure its fourth straight win.
Anaheim beat Calgary 5-3 on Friday, turning a 28-21 shot advantage into a fourth straight win. Leo Carlsson scored a power-play goal and added an assist for two points, with one shot and a plus-1 rating. Beckett Sennecke and Mikael Granlund each had two assists and two points; Sennecke finished with three shots and a plus-2, while Granlund had one shot, a plus-1 and one hit. Cutter Gauthier and Jeff Malott also scored, with Gauthier recording four shots, a plus-2 and one hit, and Malott adding four shots and a plus-1. Joel Farabee scored Calgary’s power-play goal, putting four shots on net and recording one hit, while Morgan Frost and Zayne Parekh each had two assists. Calgary’s Dustin Wolf made 24 saves on 28 shots for an 85.7% save percentage; Anaheim’s Lukas Dostal stopped 8 of 11 (72.7%), and Ville Husso saved all 10 shots he faced (100%). Anaheim’s shot edge and Husso’s perfect relief helped protect the two-goal margin as the Ducks finished with five goals to Calgary’s three.
Key Performers
Leo Carlsson, Anaheim: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 1 shot, +1, 1 power-play goal. Beckett Sennecke, Anaheim: 2 assists, 2 points, 3 shots, +2; Mikael Granlund: 2 assists, 2 points, 1 shot, +1, 1 hit. Ville Husso, Anaheim: 10 saves on 10 shots, 100%; Dustin Wolf, Calgary: 24 saves on 28 shots, 85.7%.
Standings Impact
Anaheim improves to 9-7-1 with 19 points and extends its winning streak to four. Calgary falls to 7-9-1 and remains at 15 points.
DYMA Insight
Anaheim entered ranked 22nd in DYMA’s Power Index at 57.8, ahead of Calgary at 27th and 41.8. The Ducks backed that edge with a 28-21 shot advantage and their fourth straight win.