Troy Terry extended his NHL-leading point streak to 13 games with two goals and an assist, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 7-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
Josh Mahura also scored twice, helping the Ducks secure their sixth consecutive win in their first game since the resignation of general manager Bob Murray, who left amid an investigation into his conduct. Anaheim has now earned points in eight straight games.
“For a lot of us, getting on the ice and playing hockey is an outlet to get away from other things going on in life,” veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk said. “It’s a situation we didn’t expect or prepare for, but we know our job is to go out there and play.”
John Gibson made 21 saves for his fifth consecutive win, and 18-year-old rookie Mason McTavish netted his second career goal.
Terry increased Anaheim’s lead to 2-0 at 3:10 of the second period and assisted on Shattenkirk’s goal, making it 4-2 late in the period. Hampus Lindholm scored the game-winner midway through the third, and Mahura added an empty-netter for his second goal of the night.
Seattle’s Jordan Eberle closed the gap to 4-3 early in the fourth period with his eighth goal in eight games. Jared McCann brought the Kraken within one again at 5-4 after Lindholm’s goal, but Mahura and Terry sealed the game for the Ducks in the final 2 1/2 minutes. Jaden Schwartz also scored for Seattle, and Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves.
Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins noted it was the game that gives a coach “gray hair — you get a budget line for hair coloring.”
Despite the chaos, the Ducks have not lost in regulation since Oct. 26, when they fell 4-3 to the Winnipeg Jets.
“I think we’re learning good lessons,” Eakins said. “The difference now is that if we get into a game like this, we find a way to win. We’re winning in many different ways right now, and that’s really important.”
The Kraken suffered their third consecutive loss and had hoped for a stronger start to their six-game homestand. Seattle was outshot 14-4 in the first period and struggled to find footing.
“In the first 25 to 30 minutes of the game, we didn’t win many races or puck battles,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “When you get behind like that, it’s hard to dig out.”
TERRY’S TALLY
Terry is on a career-high points streak with 11 goals and eight assists over the last 13 games. It’s the longest streak by a Ducks player since Ryan Getzlaf’s 14-game streak in 2013. Only three Anaheim players have had longer streaks: Corey Perry (19 games), Teemu Selanne (17 games), and Getzlaf.
INJURED DUCK
Center Isac Lundestrom left the game after being checked into the boards by defenseman Jeremy Lauzon in the first period and did not return. Lauzon received a double minor penalty and later fought Josh Manson at center ice. The team reported that Lundestrom sustained an upper-body injury.
UP NEXT
- Ducks: Host Vancouver on Sunday.
- Kraken: Host Minnesota on Saturday night.
