Carlsson has OT winner as Ducks edge Utah in home opener
Scores at :54, Mintyukov has 2 goals; McBain, Kesslering, Schmaltz each gets 2 points
Utah Hockey Club at Ducks | Recap
ANAHEIM – Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-4 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Honda Center on Wednesday.
Carlsson regained the puck in the offensive zone and drove in on Utah goalie Connor Ingram for the game-winner.
Pavel Mintyukov scored two goals, Mason McTavish had two assists, and Lukas Dostal made 26 saves for the Ducks (2-1-0) in their home opener.
Jack McBain and Michael Kesselring had a goal and an assist, Nick Schmaltz had two assists, and Ingram made 29 saves for Utah (3-1-1) in the finale of its four-game road trip.
The Ducks took a 1-0 lead at 4:40 of the first period when Troy Terry scored on a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle off a feed from Ryan Strome.
McBain tied it 1-1 at 8:54 when he deflected in a shot from Mikhail Sergachev.
Anaheim got penned in its own zone for a lengthy stretch, leading to a tripping penalty on Ducks rookie forward Cutter Gauthier, and Barrett Hayton scored a a rebound on the ensuing power play for a 2-1 lead at 13:25 of the first.
Anaheim tied it 2-2 at 8:06 of the second when Trevor Zegras made a pass from below the goal line to Robby Fabbri, who stopped the puck with his skate and then roofed a backhand for his first goal with the Ducks.
Mintyukov scored with a wrist shot from the left circle to move the Ducks ahead 3-2 at 16:52 of the second.
The Ducks could not capitalize on a 5-on-3 that lasted 1:09 early in the third period and Utah scored shortly afterward on a wrist shot from the slot in transition by Kesselring to tie it 3-3 at 5:21.
Clayton Keller scored with a backhand from in close off a centering pass from Schmaltz to move Utah ahead 4-3 at 10:50.
Mintyukov was credited with his second goal after his shot went under Ingram, who knocked it across the goal line to tie it 4-4 at 14:55.