NHL

Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes

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Final
3 - 2

Cutter Gauthier scores twice, including in OT, to lift the Ducks over the Hurricanes 3-2

Cutter Gauthier nets OT winner for the Ducks

Jansen Harkins also scored, and Lukas Dostal stopped 35 shots to help the Ducks snap a three-game losing streak. Jackson LaCombe added two assists.

Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov scored a power-play goal midway through the third period, and Seth Jarvis tied it with 56 seconds remaining in regulation and the Carolina net empty. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves.

Before the game, Carolina retired the jersey of former six-time NHL All-Star and longtime Hurricanes captain Eric Staal. The 40-year-old Staal, who holds several team records, became the fourth Hurricane to receive that honor.

Takeaways Ducks: Gauthier, the fifth overall pick of the 2022 draft, showed his potential with his sixth and seventh goals of the season.

Hurricanes: Carolina dominated possession of the puck and nearly doubled up Anaheim in shots, 37-20, yet had little to show for it.

Key moment Dostal kept it scoreless with 7:05 left in the second when he stopped Eric Robinson on the breakaway. The Hurricanes had several other chances to score but struggled to solve Dostal, who had allowed nine goals in his previous two games.

Key stat Carolina dropped to 3-3 in overtime this season, losing for the first time since a 4-3 shootout loss to Columbus on Dec. 31.

Up next The Ducks continue a six-game road trip on Tuesday against Washington, while the Hurricanes visit Buffalo on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

ANA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:35 Jansen Harkins Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Nesterenko (1), Brian Dumoulin (9)
Goal 3rd Period 1:18 Cutter Gauthier Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Mason McTavish (12), Jackson LaCombe (11)
Goal 3rd Period 7:48 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (31), Martin Necas (34)
Goal 3rd Period 19:04 Seth Jarvis Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (35), Brent Burns (12)
Goal 4th Period 1:52 Cutter Gauthier Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson LaCombe (12), Frank Vatrano (13)

Statistics

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28 Blocked Shots 8
26 Hits 32
0 Takeaways 2
20 Shots 37
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 40
40.3 Faceoff Win Percent 59.7
12 Giveaways 15
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shayne Gostisbehere, D Day-To-Day Mar 22
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Mar 6
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ross Johnston, LW Out Mar 18
Radko Gudas, D Suspension Mar 13
Petr Mrazek, G Injured Reserve Feb 18

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,897 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 39 27 82 4
Vegas 32 25 78 14
Edmonton 34 28 77 9
Los Angeles 28 25 73 17
Seattle 31 29 71 9
San Jose 32 30 70 6
Calgary 29 34 65 7
Vancouver 21 40 50 8

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 19 96 6
Pittsburgh 35 19 86 16
Columbus 37 22 85 11
NY Islanders 40 26 85 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 33 65 9
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