Ducks rally late, fall in overtime
William Karlsson got his third career hat trick, Shea Theodore scored in overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights extended their winning streak to a season-high six with a 6-5 victory over the Ducks on Sunday night.
Theodore’s winner 3 minutes 50 seconds into overtime came after the Golden Knights squandered a twogoal lead late in the third period. Mark Stone picked up his fourth assist on Theodore’s goal.
Vegas’ 5-3 lead appeared safe until Adam Henrique forced overtime with goals 1:42 apart. Both came when the Ducks brought on an extra attacker.
Henrique got the Ducks to within a goal with 2:57 left when he knocked in a rebound after Nick Ritchie was stopped by Vegas’ Malcolm Subban, then sent it to overtime with 1:15 left when the Ducks crashed the net.
“You play to win,” Henrique said. “I thought we did a good job pushing back.”
The Ducks (24-30-8) lost their fourth straight.
“Big two points,” Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer said. “We knew this was going to be a tough game at the end of a hard week.”
Ritchie scored twice, including a tying goal 21 seconds into the third period, before Karlsson put Vegas ahead 4-3 6:28 into the third. He completed his hat trick at 11:05 with a backhand past goalie John Gibson. Karlsson entered Sunday without a goal in his last 20 games.
Alec Martinez — acquired from the Kings on Tuesday — had a goal and an assist for Vegas, and Max Pacioretty added two assists. Patrick Brown also scored and Subban stopped 25 shots for the Golden Knights (34-22-8), who lead the Pacific Division.
Ritchie and Henrique each also had two assists. Devin Shore also scored for the Ducks, and Gibson had 22 saves.
Ducks center Derek Grant, who could be dealt before Monday’s trade deadline, was a healthy scratch.