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Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers

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Gauthier scores twice as the Ducks beat the Rangers 4-1 to snap their two-game losing streak

Anaheim Ducks vs. New York Rangers: Game Highlights

Gauthier's first goal with one second left on a power play came off a perfectly placed pass from rookie Beckett Sennecke. Igor Shesterkin barely had a chance to react.

Defenseman Jackson LaCombe scored Anaheim's first goal shorthanded in the second period, putting home a rebound after Jacob Trouba sprung Ryan Poehling up the ice late in the Rangers' 5-on-3 power play. Dostal was brilliant at the other end of the rink, at one point making a toe save on J.T. Miller and sliding over to deny Vladislav Gavrikov immediately after.

The Ducks got a goal in the final seconds from Pavel Mintyukov and celebrated with Trouba and veteran forward Chris Kreider, who returned to play at Madison Square Garden for the first time since the Rangers sent them to southern California in separate trades. Kreider and Trouba each waved to the crowd after tribute videos during timeouts in the first while fans applauded.

Matthew Robertson scored the only goal for the Rangers, who have lost 12 of 16 games at home. The shot from Robinson deflected off Frank Vatrano's stick and popped into the air before going in off Dostal's.

New York was without center Mika Zibanejad, whom coach Mike Sullivan scratched for breaking a team rule by missing a meeting. Big winger Matt Rempe took Zibanejad's spot in the lineup, back after he missed 24 games since getting injured in a fight Oct. 23.

Up next Ducks: Wrap up their five-game Eastern Conference road trip Tuesday night at the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Rangers: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

ANA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 7:18 Jackson LaCombe Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (7), Jacob Trouba (10)
Goal 2nd Period 16:18 Matthew Robertson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (23), Alexis Lafrenière (11)
Goal 3rd Period 5:51 Cutter Gauthier Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Beckett Sennecke (17), Olen Zellweger (9)
Goal 3rd Period 19:38 Cutter Gauthier Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Leo Carlsson (24), Alex Killorn (8)
Goal 3rd Period 19:57 Pavel Mintyukov Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (8), Ross Johnston (6)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 12
25 Hits 20
7 Takeaways 4
26 Shots 27
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
15 Faceoffs Won 33
31.3 Faceoff Win Percent 68.8
15 Giveaways 13
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
J.T. Miller, LW Injured Reserve Dec 22
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Dec 10
Adam Fox, D Injured Reserve Nov 30
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Leo Carlsson, C Day-To-Day Dec 23

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 17 8 44 10
Anaheim 21 14 44 2
Edmonton 19 13 44 6
Los Angeles 15 12 39 9
San Jose 17 17 37 3
Seattle 15 14 36 6
Calgary 15 18 34 4
Vancouver 15 18 33 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 11 47 3
Philadelphia 19 10 45 7
NY Islanders 20 13 44 4
Washington 19 13 43 5
NY Rangers 19 16 42 4
New Jersey 20 16 41 1
Pittsburgh 15 12 39 9
Columbus 15 15 36 6
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