Isac Lundestrom scored a goal midway through the third period, breaking a scoreless tie and helping the Anaheim Ducks earn a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in their season opener on Saturday night.
Lundestrom took a wrist shot from the slot after receiving a pass from Brock McGinn with nine minutes to go in the game.
Trevor Zegras added an empty-net goal with 1:35 remaining to secure the win.
Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal made 30 saves for the shutout, while Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek stopped 28 shots.
The Sharks applied constant pressure on Dostal but could not find the net. They missed rookie Macklin Celebrini, the 18-year-old 2024 first-overall draft pick, who was placed on injured reserve earlier that day.
Dostal, at 24 years old, performed well in his first opening-night start.
Sharks forward Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal early in the first period, but it was overturned after a coach’s challenge showed he was offside. This set the stage for a long stretch of scoreless play that continued past the midway point of the third period.
