Anaheim Ducks at Utah Hockey Club

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Utah Hockey Club

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Dylan Guenther breaks a tie on 3rd-period power play in Utah's 3-2 victory over the Ducks

Mikhail Sergachev's kick save prevents a goal vs. Ducks

Guenther beat goalie Ville Husso with a one-timer from the left side off a feed from defenseman Mikhail Sergachev. Guenther has a career-high 24 goals this season.

Jack McBain and Alexander Kerfoot also scored to help Utah move within two points of the second wild card in the Western Conference. Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves.

Alex Killorn and Mason McTavish scored for Anaheim, and Husso stopped 36 shots.

McBain opened the scoring with 8:57 left in the first period. Kerfoot made it 2-0 with 5:29 to go in the second, beating Husso from close range with a quick shot. Killorn got one back for Anaheim 1:02 later, and McTavish tied it on a power play at 3:22 of the third.

Takeaways Ducks: Anaheim was coming off a 7-4 home loss to Washington on Tuesday night.

Utah: Utah had lost two straight in extra time, falling 4-3 in overtime at Chicago on Friday night and 4-3 in a shootout at home against Toronto on Monday night.

Key moment Guenther put Utah back on top after Anaheim rallied.

Key stat Utah outshot Anaheim 39-21.

Up next Both teams play Friday night. The Ducks host Nashville, and Utah opens a three-game trip in Seattle.

Regular Season Series

ANA wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 11:03	Jack McBain Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Ian Cole (13), Josh Doan (10)
Goal	2nd Period 14:31	Alexander Kerfoot Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Guenther (24), Barrett Hayton (21)
Goal	2nd Period 15:53	Alex Killorn Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Leo Carlsson (16), Cutter Gauthier (20)
Goal	3rd Period 3:22	Mason McTavish Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (13), Jackson LaCombe (24)
Goal	3rd Period 7:03	Dylan Guenther Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (32), Clayton Keller (51)

Statistics

ANA		UTAH
18	Blocked Shots	20
24	Hits	20
2	Takeaways	4
21	Shots	39
1	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
50.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
28	Faceoffs Won	36
43.8	Faceoff Win Percent	56.3
22	Giveaways	12
3	Total Penalties	2
6	Penalty Minutes	4