Overview
- Vegas fell 4-3 in Anaheim, where the Ducks finished a season-series sweep of the Golden Knights.
- The defending champs have lost seven of their last eight games and are 1-5-2 in that stretch.
- Anaheim jumped to a 3-0 lead less than five minutes into the second period, and a third-period push with goals from Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev and Tomáš Hertl could not erase the deficit.
- The Pacific race has tightened with Vegas and Edmonton at 64 points, while Seattle and Anaheim sit three back with games in hand affecting the gap.
- Coach Bruce Cassidy lamented a power-play goal that should not have beaten Adin Hill and pointed to depth and goaltending strains, while Jonas Rondbjerg left the game with no immediate update on his injury.