Overview
- Cutter Gauthier scored his second consecutive hat trick to lead Anaheim to a 5-4 road win over Vancouver on Tuesday, finishing with three goals and extending a recent multi-goal surge.
- The Ducks converted on three power plays in the game and have gone 10-for-12 on the man advantage across three games, a hot run that directly drove their scoring and results.
- Vancouver rallied late with two goals from Jake DeBrusk and assists from Elias Pettersson but could not complete the comeback as questions persist about the Canucks’ special teams and goaltending.
- The game was unusually physical and chaotic with five fighting majors for Vancouver and lineup disruption when defenceman Tom Willander was a late scratch with a lower-body issue.
- Both teams move on to back-to-back road games this week with Anaheim headed to Edmonton and Vancouver traveling to Winnipeg, while the NHL’s newly released ‘Hometown Remix’ alternate jerseys — including Vancouver’s ‘city after dark’ design — drew mixed reactions from fans and media.