Troy Terry scored with 26 seconds left in the game to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.
While the puck was deep in Winnipeg’s zone, defenseman Neal Pionk tried to clear it, but Anaheim’s Frank Vatrano managed to deflect it. The loose puck went straight to Terry, who was wide open in front of the net and scored the game-winning goal.
Vatrano contributed two goals and an assist, and Radko Gudas recorded two assists.
The Ducks have now won two games in a row, and this victory ended a long losing streak against the Jets. Anaheim had been 0-8-0 against them since the 2021-22 season.
Lukas Dostal made 21 saves on 23 shots, earning his seventh win of the season.
Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi scored for the Jets, while Kyle Connor had two assists.
Jets goaltender Eric Comrie stopped 28 of 31 shots. He was especially sharp early in the game, as Anaheim outshot Winnipeg 12-4 in the scoreless first period.
The Ducks continued to pressure in the second period, outshooting the Jets 10-4. They finally scored at 4:45 when Gudas fired a shot from the blue line that Vatrano tipped in.
The Jets did not get their first shot on goal in the second period until 9:49. However, a roughing penalty on Anaheim’s Ross Johnston gave Winnipeg’s top power play a chance to score. At 10:24, Nikolaj Ehlers passed from the circle to Vilardi, who scored in front to make it 1-1. This was Vilardi’s sixth power-play goal and 14th of the season.
Connor made a great individual play to set up Winnipeg’s go-ahead goal at 4:13 of the third period. He took the puck behind his net, raced into Anaheim’s zone, and passed to Scheifele for a one-timer.
Vatrano scored again at 15:14, as his long shot beat a screened Comrie to tie the game.
