The Ducks kick off a short two-game road swing with a trip to the Pacific Northwest, tonight facing off with the division rival Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. PUCK DROP: 7 P.M. PT | WATCH: VI
SEATTLE (AP) — Mason McTavish scored the tying goal early in the second period and assisted on Robby Fabbri's go-ahead goal 4:35 later, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.
Shots on Goal_Anaheim 8-6-9_23. Seattle 7-11-12_30. Power-play opportunities_Anaheim 0 of 2; Seattle 1 of 3. Goalies_Anaheim, Dostal 13-13-4 (30 shots-26 saves). Seattle, Grubauer 5-15-1 (22-17).
The Ducks won 5-2 against the Nashville Predators on Saturday while the Kraken lost 4-2 to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. The Kraken will play a unique second game of a back-to-back (SEGABABA), as Monday's game was in Edmonton.
Verhaeghe stole the puck from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba behind the Ducks' goal before putting it into the upper right corner of the net to extend the Panthers' lead to 3-1 with 1:11 remaining in the first period. Florida has scored three times in the first period four times this season which trails only Tampa Bay and Ottawa (both five).