Ducks Beat Flames 5-3 as Gauthier Scores Late Winner

Cutter Gauthier scored the tiebreaking goal with 94 seconds left and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Friday night at Scotiabank Saddledome, finishing a comeback built on four unanswered goals.

Gauthier took a pass from Mikael Granlund and blasted a one-timer from the right faceoff dot at 18:26 of the third period. The goal was his 12th of the season and his 10th goal in a five-game goal streak. He has 13 points in a seven-game point streak. Nikita Nesterenko added an empty-net goal with 14 seconds left to close the scoring.

Calgary strikes first

William Stromgren opened the scoring at 2:23 of the first period. It was his second goal in his third game of the season since a call-up from the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL. Jeff Malott tied the game 1-1 just 27 seconds later, scoring on a rebound after Dustin Wolf stopped his first shot.

Joel Hanley put Calgary back in front at 16:29 of the first. It was his first goal since April 5, 2025, and it came in his first game since Oct. 3. Hanley entered the lineup when Kevin Bahl was a late scratch with a lower-body injury. Joel Farabee made it 3-1 with a power-play goal at 19:02, and the Flames had their first three-goal first period of the season.

Anaheim pulled starting goaltender Lukas Dostal after the first period. He had allowed three goals on 11 shots. Ville Husso took over after the intermission and stopped all 10 shots he faced to record the win and improve to 2-3-0. Wolf made 24 saves for Calgary and fell to 3-5-1 in his third straight start.

Anaheim takes over

Tristan Luneau cut the deficit to 3-2 at 12:02 of the second period. The goal extended his point streak to seven games, with three goals and seven assists in that run. Jackson LaCombe assisted on the goal and extended his franchise-record assist streak for a defenseman to nine games, with 13 assists in that span.

Leo Carlsson tied the game 3-3 with a power-play goal 55 seconds into the third period, after Matt Coronato was called for delay of game 17 seconds into the period. Carlsson finished with one goal and one assist and has 15 points, four goals and 11 assists, in a seven-game point streak. Beckett Sennecke and Granlund each had two assists for Anaheim.

The power play has driven the run. Anaheim has scored a power-play goal in seven straight games, and in the past five games the unit has gone 13 for 23. The Ducks entered the night ranked second in the NHL on the man advantage after ranking 23rd last season.

What it means

Anaheim is 9-7-1, has won four straight and is 5-1-1 in its past seven games. The Ducks have scored at least five goals in each of their past seven games, and the win in Calgary finished a perfect three-game road trip that included a 5-4 win at Edmonton on Thursday.

Stromgren, Hanley and Farabee scored for Calgary, and Morgan Frost and Zayne Parekh each had two assists. The Flames are 7-9-1, and their five-game home winning streak ended.

Anaheim hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Calgary hosts the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.