Frank Vatrano got his fourth hat trick, Pavel Mintyukov scored his first NHL goal and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Sunday for their eighth straight victory in a home opener.
Fans cheer as Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. Anaheim Ducks’ Sam Carrick and Carolina Hurricanes’ Jack Drury watch as the puck hit by Carrick enters the net for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif.
Cam Fowler had a goal and an assist, and Sam Carrick also scored as Anaheim took a 3-0 lead less than 13 minutes into the game. The Ducks were clinging to a one-goal lead late in the third before putting it away with a pair of empty-net goals, including Vatrano’s at 18:41.
Vatrano gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead when his wrist shot from the right faceoff circle went between Raanta’s legs and into the net. The goal was also Anaheim’s second in a span of 99 seconds after Carrick got the Ducks on the scoreboard 6:52 into the game. At 19 years, 324 days, Mintyukov is the fifth youngest defenseman in the franchise’s 30-year history to score his first goal. It was also LaCombe’s first NHL point, making it the fifth time in NHL history that two defensemen recorded their first career goal and first assist on the same play. The last time it happened was in 2019 by Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren of the New York Rangers.
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