Beckett Sennecke’s first hat trick extends Ducks’ win streak
Beckett Sennecke completed his first career hat trick with the overtime winner to give the visiting Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday and run their winning streak to seven games.
Chris Kreider added a goal while both Alex Killorn and Mikael Granlund collected two assists for the Ducks, who are pushing to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in eight seasons.
Goaltender Lukas Dostal made 34 saves.
Matt Coronato netted one goal and one assist while Hunter Brzustewicz notched his first NHL goal and Jonathan Huberdeau also tallied for the Flames, who have lost four straight.
Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 17 shots in the loss.
Sennecke finished an entertaining overtime at the 2:54 mark by electing to shoot during an odd-man rush and burying a top-shelf shot. He leads all rookies in goals with 18.
Anaheim leads the league with 12 extra-time wins, while the Flames are on a 3-7-2 slide.
Calgary dominated the opening period -- outshooting Anaheim by a 17-3 margin -- and was rewarded with a two-goal lead.
Huberdeau opened the scoring with his first goal in 11 games by being on the spot for a loose puck after Mikael Backlund's golden chance was denied and buried the loose puck at the 6:17 mark.
Brzustewicz netted his milestone marker 99 seconds later. While attempting a pass from his point position, the Brzustewicz's effort ricocheted off a defender's stick and into the net.
Anaheim put tougher a better effort in the second period and were rewarded with a pair of Sennecke tallies. He put the Ducks on the board by finishing a nifty three-way passing play at 3:22 of the period.
Sennecke tied the clash at 12:41 when he buried a sharp-angled shot set up by Granlund's cross-ice feed.
Coronato's power-play goal, coming when was parked at the side of the net when Matvei Gridin slipped a cross-crease pass for him to bury, restored Calgary's lead at 4:50 of the final frame.
However, Kreider again pulled Anaheim even by finishing a perfect feed from Ryan Poehling while on a 2-on-1 rush at 13:08 of the third period.