Ducks lose big lead in debut of Zegras

They fail to hold 3-0 edge in fourth straight loss. Top prospect plays 13-plus minutes.

ARIZONA 4, DUCKS 3

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Christian Dvorak scored two goals and the Arizona Coyotes rallied from a threegoal deficit to beat the Ducks 4-3 in a testy game Monday night.

The buzz heading into the game was the much-anticipated debut of Anaheim top prospect Trevor Zegras.

Big hits, flying fists and bunches of goals became the focus once the puck dropped.

Arizona goalie Darcy Kuemper was among five players penalized during a lengthy melee that set the physical tone early. The first period ended with two fights and the teams combined for 46 penalty minutes overall.

The Ducks, the NHL’s lowest-scoring team, got goals from Jakob Silfverberg and Max Jones in the opening period and took a 3-0 lead on Cam Fowler’s strike early in the second.

Arizona stormed back to tie it in the second period with three goals in less than four minutes and went ahead in the third on Dvorak’s second goal.

Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist for Arizona. Derick Brassard also scored and Kuemper stopped 24 shots.

Silfverberg scored three minutes in, beating Kuemper between the pads after stealing the puck from Johan Larsson. Jones scored on a two-man advantage later in the period to make it 2-0 and set off a melee by standing over fallen Arizona defenseman Oliver Ekman Larsson.

Kuemper came to his captain’s defense and five players ended up in the penalty box, including three Coyotes.

Zegras, 19, played more than 13 minutes and put two shots on goal in his NHL debut with his family in attendance at Gila River Arena.