ANAHEIM, Calif. — Despite a poorly played second period, the Ducks emerged from Honda Center with a point on Friday night, heading into the Christmas break with a 3-2 overtime loss in the second game of 10 straight at home.
Center Mason McTavish and winger Jakob Silfvergberg scored for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal stopped 42 shots, his fourth straight game with more than 40 saves.
Defenseman Michael Stone and winger Brett Ritchie scored goals in regulation before defenseman Rasmus Andersson ended the game in overtime. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves.
The Ducks threatened in overtime but ended up ceding the winner to Andersson, who sunk a wrist shot 2:24 into the extra session.
The Ducks narrowly out-shot the Flames 12-11 in the final 20 minutes. They stayed out of the penalty box and drew three minors, one of which led to an equalizer that ultimately forced overtime.
After being saved by the horn at the end of the second period, the Ducks regrouped. They drew an early penalty and converted on the ensuing power play at the 3:28 mark of the third period. Silfverberg received the puck near the left faceoff dot, gathered and zipped a shot to the near side for his fifth goal of the season.
The Ducks had been very fortunate to head to the second intermission down by only one goal after turning in a period that saw them out-shot 23-1 with a glut of opportunities for the Flames, headlined by four power plays. The Ducks killed all four, but they spent all but a couple of fleeting moments on the ropes.
That period began inauspiciously and got worse. Silfverberg was boxed for slashing, but the Ducks killed the penalty thanks to center Nazem Kadri’s prime chance clanging off the post and a solid stop by Dostal on winger Andrew Mangiapane.
But that reprieve was an ephemeral one, as 32 seconds after their power play expired, they took their second lead of the night off Ritchie’s backhand shot from the slot.
Through 20 minutes, the Ducks were disciplined, taking no minor penalties and drawing a pair. That paid off with 3:16 left in the first period, when their second power play gave them their first goal. Defenseman Cam Fowler dropped the puck to McTavish between the right circle and the goal line for a sharp-angle one-timer. It banked in off Markstrom’s shoulder for McTavish’s second goal in as many games and his sixth point in his last five outings.
That didn’t mean the Ducks kept a totally clean penalty sheet, however, as this matchup featured two of the most pugnacious teams in the NHL. Both the Ducks and Calgary ranked in the top 10 in terms of fighting majors and major penalties overall, so it was no surprise to see Ducks forward Max Comtois tussle with Calgary defenseman Noah Hanifin late in the opening period.
The visitors had gotten on the board first, 4:19 into the match when Stone’s seeing-eye slap shot from the left point zipped through traffic and past Dostal.
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