Cutter Gauthier’s late goal lifts Ducks past Flames 5-3
Anaheim scored three times in the third period to win its fourth straight game.
Cutter Gauthier scored with 1:34 remaining to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-3 comeback win over the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday. The winner was his 12th goal of the season and extended his scoring streak to five games.
Anaheim trailed 3-2 entering the third period. Leo Carlsson tied the game on a power play 55 seconds into the period.
Gauthier put Anaheim ahead with a one-timer off a pass from Mikael Granlund. Nikita Nesterenko scored into an empty net to seal Anaheim’s fourth straight win and end Calgary’s five-game home winning streak.