Troy Terry on Wednesday scored with 24 seconds left as the Anaheim Ducks rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets.
Frank Vatrano scored his second goal with 4 minutes, 46 seconds left for the Ducks, who won back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 19.
Anaheim won in regulation time for the first time in three weeks.
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Lukas Dostal stopped 21 shots for the Ducks.
Gabriel Vilardi and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets, who had won five of seven. Eric Comrie made 28 saves, but the seldom-used backup goaltender remained winless in six starts since Nov. 1.
Vatrano tied it when his long shot banked off the skate of Vladislav Namestnikov and beat Comrie.
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Defenseman Jacob Trouba made his home debut for the Ducks, who acquired the former Rangers captain 12 days ago. The game also was Anaheim’s first at home since trading 15-year veteran defenseman Cam Fowler to the St Louis Blues.
In Salt Lake City, Mikhail Sergachev scored with 11.4 seconds left in overtime for the Utah Hockey Club, who scored three unanswered goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
Sergachev backhanded a crossing pass from Logan Cooley under the pads of Thatcher Demko at the end of a two-on-one break for his second overtime winner of the season.
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Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist, while Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah, who won their third straight game.
Cooley added a pair of assists, while Karel Vejmelka finished with 24 saves as Utah extended their points streak to a season-best six games (5-0-1).
Danton Heinen and Dakota Joshua scored goals, Quinn Hughes had two assists and Demko made 28 saves for Vancouver. It was the ninth multi-assist game of the season for Hughes, the reigning Norris Trophy winner who leads all NHL defensemen with 30 assists.
William Nylander scored two goals and Joseph Woll made 36 saves to fuel the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 victory over hosts the Dallas Stars for their fourth win in five games.
In Saint Paul, Minnesota, Matthew Tkachuk scored a pair of goals as the Florida Panthers pulled away for a 6-1 win over the Wild.
Aaron Ekblad had a goal and two assists for the Panthers, who won back-to-back games to complete a 3-2 road trip.
In Detroit, Michigan, the Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4, with Patrick Kane scoring the go-ahead goal 7 minutes, 22 seconds into the third period.
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