Ducks squander late lead in loss to Winnipeg

ANAHEIM — The existent Trevor Zegras stood up connected Tuesday night, but the Ducks inactive snatched decision from the jaws of triumph by ceding 2 goals little than 20 seconds isolated successful the last 1:20 of a 4-3 nonaccomplishment to the Winnipeg Jets astatine Honda Center.

Zegras, considered a aboriginal franchise cornerstone, had conscionable 1 constituent successful his archetypal six games, but helium contributed a goal, an assistance and immoderate energetic antiaircraft play connected Tuesday.

Winger Sonny Milano and defenseman Josh Manson besides scored goals for the Ducks. Goaltender John Gibson made 21 saves.

Winger Evgeny Svechnikov, halfway Andrew Copp, winger Nikolaj Ehlers and halfway Paul Stastny scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck was the busier goalie, making 32 saves to gain the victory.

With their goalie pulled, Winnipeg tied the people with 80 seconds left, erstwhile Ehlers took a changeable from parallel to the extremity enactment that bushed Gibson to the acold side. Just 19 seconds later, the Jets scored a extremity acceptable up by Ehlers and defenseman Neal Pionk that deflected successful disconnected Stastny’s skate.

With 7:45 left, Milano and Zegras combined for their 2nd extremity of the nighttime resulting from dense forechecking and a savvy walk that led to a speedy shot. This clip it was Milano creating a turnover down the nett and past uncovering a streaking Zegras successful beforehand for the go-ahead goal.

Winnipeg had drawn adjacent astatine the 5:24 people of the closing period. A tic-tac-toe passing series culminated successful a speedy changeable and extremity for Copp.

The Ducks took their archetypal pb of the nighttime 99 seconds into the 3rd period. Manson flung a changeable from the bluish enactment that was deflected upon release. It whiffled toward the nett and past Hellebuyck for Manson’s archetypal extremity of the season.

As Winnipeg defenseman Nate Schmidt had done to rookie halfway Benoit-Olivier Groulx successful the archetypal period, Copp denied Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk a premier scoring chance. Shattenkirk sneaked done the neutral portion to gain a partial breakaway that Copp thwarted astatine the past moment.

Copp aboriginal had a partial breakaway of his own, during a Ducks powerfulness play connected which they failed to convert. He past took a penalty, which Winnipeg besides killed.

Less than 3 minutes aft the Ducks had fallen behind, they recovered their equalizer mostly due to the fact that of Zegras. He applied unit connected the forecheck and the Jets fumbled astir successful their ain zone. Zegras collected a turnover, pivoted and moved the puck decisively to Milano for a one-timer.

Just implicit 2 minutes into the 2nd period, Winnipeg had opened the scoring with a counterattack. Winger Kyle Connor made a abbreviated walk to halfway Pierre-Luc Dubois, who recovered the trailing Svechnikov for a wrist changeable from the debased slot.

The archetypal play ended scoreless, but the Ducks carried the play and generated opportunities connected offense, out-shooting Winnipeg 13-6.

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